What time does your 8 (nearly 9) yo go to bed?

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Just as the title suggests really...

My ds is 8 just now, 9 in June.

He currently goes to bed at 7:30/45. His friend has just come round asking if he can go out and play but he's already in the shower.

My dp thinks I should let him stay up till 8:30.

My eldest (early riser) would have been in bed at same time. Youngest about 8.30 at same age... But sleeps in

He's usually up about 7 so not a particularly early riser but does normally fall asleep quite quickly.

8.30.

Same age child - 9 goes to bed at 9 o’clock the same as her 12 year older sister but that’s only because the one doesn’t need her sleep and the other one does !

Mine goes at 7:30 and wakes at 7. Even this doesn’t seem enough sleep for her and I think she’d fall asleep earlier if I sent her up!

My 9 year old has a quick shower at 8, then a story and in bed (and usually asleep) by 8.30. He usually wakes up between 6-7am.

My 4yo goes to bed then, my 7 yo a bit later.

Shower at 7.15 - 7.30, then reading/listening to a podcast and light off around 8.30. He's just turned 10.

If he falls asleep quickly then I’d keep it as it is

Mine are 8, 9 in September and bedtime is 8:30. In bed reading at 8 and lights out at 8:30. I wake them at 7am on weekdays and they sleep until 8:30-9am on weekends so this tells me it a good bedtime for them.

Dd was about 9pm but she's always bèn a night owl.

My 9 yo goes at 9, asleep by 915/30.

He has two older siblings, so is basically in line with his 11 yo DB. My eldest, just turned 14, goes to bed about 10. I aim for do the same.

They do a lot of sports. The older 2 sports activities are always from 7 - 8/815. He needs to tag along to drop / collect so inevitably affects bedtimes.

Also - it's a bit earlier in winter, later in summer.

8.30 for my 9 year old

My eldest I can't remember accurately but was probably 7:30 at that age. My youngest, who was an early riser, would have been 7 when he was just 8, by the time he was nearly 9 (also a summer birthday) it was probably 7:30 mostly - mainly because he was a probationer chorister and by summer term was singing 3-4 services a week that didn't even finish till 7. But at that age, we collected him, drove straight home (10 mins) with a small snack in the car, bath and bed as quickly as possible. Because that was what he needed!

My 7 almost 8 year old goes to bed at 8 then is allowed to read until 9 sometimes 9:30 at the weekend. He wakes up naturally between 7 and 7:30.

Up to bed/teeth etc 8, lights out 8.30

My 3 year old went to bed at 7.30pm, 7 and 10 year olds are still up. 7 year old will be going to get ready for bed soon though and 10 year old in bed by 9pm.

Mines a bit younger than yours (was 8 in March) but she goes up between half 7 and 8, has a quick shower or a bath, half an hour or so of youtube and a story or two and is asleep for 9.

Totally depends on child but if hes happily going to bed at 730 and sleeping until 7, i would not change things. At that age, ds was about 930, slept until 730. But suspect dd will continue with a 8:00-8:30 bedtime for years and could probably go earlier. She also sleeps until 730.

My 8 year old goes to bed at 8:30 but sometimes more like 9:30 if we've been chatting away. On weekdays, she's up at half 7. At weekends bedtime is usually between 9:30 and 10.

7 year old, anything from 8pm - 9pm with the lighter nights.
Naturally wakes up between 6am - 7:30am.
It all depends on how active his day has been!

He has mentioned it a few times, his friends definitely stay up later, but I came up to check him half an hour ago and he was fast asleep.
Maybe I'll start telling him to go in the shower at 7:45 and then he will go to bed after that. So 8/8:15 and he'll think it's a compromise!
Thanks all.

My daughter is 8 (9 in August).

Weekdays she goes to bed about 830 and is asleep by 9pm. Weekends we are more relaxed.

Dd9 in bed by 9.30pm. She wakes 7.30am.
We all go to bed late. No use going to bed earlier, dd11 goes to bed after 11pm as she is a nightmare. We pick our battles on that front.

I am generally more relaxed at weekends/nominate but even then 8:30 was normally the latest, maybe nine at a push.

I'll try the later time and see how he goes. He can get really emotional if he's tired so I might be back in a week saying it's back to 7:30