Anyones reception age child NOT "exhausted and ready for bed by 6pm" but totally the opposite!!

[minxofmancunia]

The only time dd seems really tired is on a Sunday night after a weekend with us, it's not like we go walking up Snowdon or anything just mooch about doing our thing, walks, parties, friends, museums, park, biked etc.

I got sick of the amount I was told how "tired" she would be on starting school....she's not. She's full of beans.

I put her to bed at 7.15 the other night as i thought she must be tired, everyone says so. She was up raring to go at 6am, unacceptable for us so bedtime was put back to 8pm and she woke at 7.30 as usual.

the only thing I can put it down too is excitement maybe? Or not being outside as much as she would be with us?

DS is in year one now (but one of the youngest in the year) he's up chatting and playing until after nine every. He just won't go to sleep any earlier. DD (year 2) is not much better.

Sometimes leaping about and prolonging the staying up can be that they just aren't winding down enough when it's time for bed. I find it hardest to get Ds (now 9) to go to bed on days when he's had the most activities...he's just hyper then. Can thoroughly recommend sleep spray (lavender etc) which seems to knock him out!

Of course depends on individual child...but there'll be plenty of time for them to discover the year/term that just totally exhausts them. Some find the new environment and getting to know new rules etc. exhausting. Others are expending a great amount of energy being sociable with more people than they've been used to. Some are utterly absorbed by a particular topic or learning to read etc. or just going through a growth spurt. Each kid is different. If yours aren't knackered yet they probably will be at some point...just might not be this year

Yep, I have one in my house! DD seems to be the human dynamo! She goes to 3 after school exercise classes (ones she has been going to for ages) each week and would stay up late given half the chance. She hasn't slept through the night properly for the last couple of years getting up sometimes up to 4 times a night! I mentioned it to her teacher in case she was getting tired in class but she said no, DD never seemed to get tired and where did she get her energy from?

Prior to school DD had only gone to a preschool in a church hall 4 mornings a week so by no means was prepared for more intensive days

DS did fall asleep in his dinner once...but I don't think I EVER achieved a 6pm bedtime - we've often not eaten dinner by then. Has been 7-8pm 'ish for years...now pushing slightly past that due to later activities now he's 9. Tonight was a mega activity night...and he bounced around till nearly 10. I forgot the sleep spray

DD (y2) had a new friend (y1) round for tea tonight, I was doing a roast dinner so planning to dish up at 6/6.30ish and drop new friend round back home at 7pm.
Checked with mum at home time what time she wanted her back and she said 5.30 as she goes to bed at 6/6.30.
Where did she get this child from??

DD has never slept much. Rarely napped, gave up any kind of daytime sleep at 12 months and is never, ever, ever tired before 8.30 at the very earliest and even then she's only sort of tired. She can happily stay up late.

She's taken reception totally in her stride.

I'm a sahm btw and she did 3 sessions at preschool for the term before she started school. Otherwise she has never been in a childcare setting.