What time do your 12 yr olds go to bed?

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That's about it really...

School night about 9pm. In the holidays whenever he wants but he tends to be in bed for 10pm.

Mine is still up. :) 9pm on school nights; and until he starts to seem tired or make a nuisance of himself in the hols.

mine is still up

he will go at 11

on a school night, he goes at 10pm

he doesn't need much kip, and will still be messing about with something or other until about midnight

both mine are upstairs, walking around laughing and doing Gawd knows what

I will go and do my "will you just go to bloody sleeeep!" think in a mo

11 ish or whenever really in hols, in bed with light off by 10 for school

My twelve yr old used to go to bed at 8.30 and would sleep through til 7. Even at 14 yrs old he needs 10 hours sleep.

Thnaks everyon, much appreciated

mine has to be up at 5:30 three times a week, so has to b in bed for 9:00 and lights out 9:30.

Holidays its 9:30/10

My DS loves his sleep so 8.30pm on a school night (he has to get up at 06.30) and usually between 9.30pm and 10pm at weekends depending on what's on TV.

I'm with Sparkling, in bed and lights out by 9 on a school night and generally 10 in the hols

Same as Hatched.

Same as hatched too.

whenever he wants. I cannot be bothered with enforcing a bed time when they are not tired. Imagine being sent into bed and having to go to sleep when you don't feel like it.

My 12 year old must be in her room for 9pm. I need a break from her constant talking. She struggles to get up in the mornings and when that happens dh makes her go to be earlier which riles her but works.

Bakersdozen, doe he not struggle to get up in the morning? Obv not on hols, but on school nights? you wouldnt say "imagine getting out of bed and having to go to school when you are tired?" would you?

hatti - He is not quite 12 yet. But what I have learned that if you actually allow them to go to bed when they are ready they wont really take advantage. It becomes the norm that they just go to bed when they are tired. So if they have a late night one day, the following they are tired and may go much earlier to catch up as it wre. A bit like adults. Sometimes we have a late one and then go earlier the next night.

I just find it much less hassle. They all know they have to get up in the morn for school and they do tend to adjust their sleep times naturally.

It really does work! But if you decided to do it, they may take advantage to start because it would be exciting, but they will soon settle down into a relatively normal pattern.

i.e 11 year old can be asleep by 10 pm most nights. Up at 7.