7 year old and 4 year old shared bedtime

[xxxJess123xxx]

Hi all, my 7 year old and 4 year old share a room. They currently go to bed at 8pm and wake up around 7/7.30am.
Recently my 7 year old has complained she is taking ages to go to sleep. Is 8pm too early for a 7 year old? Some school mornings its a struggle to wake her but she is taking longer and longer to get to sleep at night.

The problem is they share a room and have always gone to bed at the same time since the 4 year old was very small.

What time do you 4 and 7 year olds go to bed?

It was 8pm for mine at that age.

My 7 year is in bed by 8, he then r ads for a.bit but I like him to be asleep by 8.30

He shares with his 4 year old brother but his brother is normally in bed by 7.30 and asleep by 8

I have the same issue. 4 year old and 6 year old share bedroom and 6 YO is still awake as I type 🙄 4 YO won’t got to bed unless 6 YO is in bed too and 6 YO complains 8pm is too early! I need time to clear up after bedtime and relax so I’m reluctant to let them go to bed any later. That two hours is my time to chill out! I let them read quietly in bed and try to encourage as much physical activity as possible during the day to tire them out!

Ime it will do long term sibling relationships good for your older dc to have the privilege of staying up a bit later....

FatherJose, mine are the same. My 4 year old sleeps great, but he will 100% not go to bed without his sister and im really reluctant to rock the boat so much

I think the older one should go to bed later. They are being made to go to bed earlier just to get your youngest to sleep.

What time for a 7 year old?