is 7pm too early a bed time for a 6 year old?

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What tiem do yours go to bed?

8pm. It does depend on the child and the circumstances.

Mine goes about half 7 during the week and 8 on a weekend but it depends on the child . When he went to bed at 7 (only 6 months ago) he would be before 6 where as now he tends to sleep till 7 . Bliss

I don't think it's too early, my 8yo goes at 7.30.

No it's not and if I could ideally and actually get mine into bed, it would be at that sort of time.

I had to go to bed at 6.30 until I was about 10 and then it was 7pm until I was about 14. I was very embarrassed by that.

No imo.

Ds has only just started going to bed at 7.30 recently and he was 7 in Jan. He wakes at 6ish

Should've said that my Ds did go to bed at that time aged 6, but my Dd is only 3 and will not go to bed/sleep until the early hours!!!

my 4YO goes to bed at around 8pm or when she asks to go (if before 8)

i think 7pm is a little early but it all depends on what the child is used to IMO

No. My dd will be 6 in June and she goes at 7. She is tired out by that time. I do let her stay up at weekends, though 9 would be the very very latest

my twins are 6 are are usually in bed by 7 on a school night, a bit later at the weekend, up around 7am (one is an earlier riser than the other though!)

No

Not at all
my six yr old sleeps 7-7
perfect for getting up for school especially on the days I work and we have to leave the house at 7.45am, ouch!

DS1 is just 6 and goes to bed at 7/7.15pm, a little later at weekends.
He wakes any time between 6am (rare) and 7.30am (even rarer!).

depends what time they get up. Mine are supposed to be in bed by 7-7.15ish, and are usually asleep by 8, and are up about 6-6.30 in the morning.

As Belgo says
"It does depend on the child and the circumstances. "

well, ds has been invited to tea at a school friends house and when i aksed the mum what time we should pick ds up she said, 6.45.

i said that ds is usually in bed for 7 and she said "oh, we had better have an early tea then, that is a really early bed time isnt it?"
I think not, he has always gone to bed at 7-7.30 latest.
ds is an only so i dont know what other people consider a normal bedtime, and i was too embarrased to ask what time her lids go to bed.

I think it is whatever you think is best IMO. My DD (3.5) sometimes goes to bed as early as 6.30!

My DS is 6 ans starts going to bed at about 7pm. Asleep by about 8. From talking to other parents it seems a common sort of time although some definitely earlier.

On the picking up from playing after school front I generally say around 6pm and would never comment on another child's bedtime.

dd is nearly 6 and her perfect bedtime is 7.30pm

I say perfect as RL tends to get in the way.

mine are 8 and 6 and go to bed 7 to 7.30 latest

ds (3) is in bed for 7.30pm and dd (6) has lights off at around 7.45pm but can be heard 'singing' till after 8pm some nights.

7pm here.

Mine did at that age - asleep in minutes and slept for 11-12 hours. Children that age need that amount of sleep.

Supernanny was v interesting this week regarding sleep. I have thought for a long time that a lot of young children are not getting enough sleep/going to bed too late.
9-10 year olds increased their 'mental age' to 12 by having 11 hours sleep! When they only had 8 hours the age was redused to 7!

NO - not imo.

I read somewhere and heard some "expert" on the radio telling us all that children under 10 should get and need 11 hours sleep a night to be able to learn properly at school.

My 8yo gets that but my 11yo has never slept for more than 7 or 8 hours.

Mine goes at 8ish. We don't normally get home til 6. By the time we've done tea, baths, bit of playing or TV.....She sleeps through til 7am.

My 9yr old goes to bed at 8.30pm.