Bed time for Children.
Jul 25th 2006, 10:40 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
My two (5 & 4) go to bed between 7 and 8, which has been pretty consistent since they stopped having naps around their 3rd birthdays. I think most US pre-kindergarten kids still seem to have mid-day naps and so stay up later.
We have some Turkish friends whose kids are the same age as ours and they stay up until 12 - 1 am. I've no idea how they do it - I'm out on my feet before then let alone my kids.
We have some Turkish friends whose kids are the same age as ours and they stay up until 12 - 1 am. I've no idea how they do it - I'm out on my feet before then let alone my kids.
Jul 25th 2006, 10:47 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by Philgr
My two (5 & 4) go to bed between 7 and 8, which has been pretty consistent since they stopped having naps around their 3rd birthdays. I think most US pre-kindergarten kids still seem to have mid-day naps and so stay up later.
We have some Turkish friends whose kids are the same age as ours and they stay up until 12 - 1 am. I've no idea how they do it - I'm out on my feet before then let alone my kids.
We have some Turkish friends whose kids are the same age as ours and they stay up until 12 - 1 am. I've no idea how they do it - I'm out on my feet before then let alone my kids.
Jul 25th 2006, 10:49 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by Partystar
I seriously think that my son's nap & early bedtime are the only reason why I'm still sane, well sane for the most part anyway!!!
Jul 25th 2006, 10:51 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by Philgr
Give it a year and you'll be doing everything you can to stop him having a nap because otherwise he'll be up until 11!
Jul 25th 2006, 10:53 pm
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Our daughter is 11 and when school is in session bedtime is between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. on school nights. Now that school is out and she goes to Summer camp I let her stay up until 10:00 to 10:30 p.m.
On Friday and Saturday night I let her stay up and watch TV until she feels like going to sleep, but she knows there will be hell to pay if she falls asleep with the TV on.
On Friday and Saturday night I let her stay up and watch TV until she feels like going to sleep, but she knows there will be hell to pay if she falls asleep with the TV on.
Jul 25th 2006, 10:55 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by Philgr
My two (5 & 4) go to bed between 7 and 8, which has been pretty consistent since they stopped having naps around their 3rd birthdays. I think most US pre-kindergarten kids still seem to have mid-day naps and so stay up later.
We have some Turkish friends whose kids are the same age as ours and they stay up until 12 - 1 am. I've no idea how they do it - I'm out on my feet before then let alone my kids.
We have some Turkish friends whose kids are the same age as ours and they stay up until 12 - 1 am. I've no idea how they do it - I'm out on my feet before then let alone my kids.
Jul 25th 2006, 10:55 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by mdyoung
..... she knows there will be hell to pay if she falls asleep with the TV on.
Jul 25th 2006, 10:58 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by britvic
These enforced naps played the biggest part for me not to send my little chap to a day care, he would get very stressed being made to take a nap now days. He starts first step in September, pre kindergarden, but thankfully they call it quite time, he dose not have to nap.
Jul 25th 2006, 11:00 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by Philgr
I'm glad our house doesn't have that rule - I'd always be in (more) trouble!
Jul 25th 2006, 11:02 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by Philgr
Yeah - my daughter (just 4 at the time) used to hate them too - which made her hate going to daycare - we talked with her teacher and she was allowed to listen to books-on-tape on her walkman as long as she was quiet and lying still so from then on she loved it.
Jul 25th 2006, 11:04 pm
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Originally Posted by britvic
Yes I can believe your Daughter can do that, also have 2 Girl's, but Boy's no!!! I'm not even going to go down that road.
Jul 25th 2006, 11:13 pm
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by Philgr
It's even easier for boys - they just find something up the noses or down their pants to play with
They dont change much then.
Jul 25th 2006, 11:31 pm
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Originally Posted by britvic
LOL They dont change much then.
They dont change much then.
Jul 26th 2006, 1:00 am
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Re: Bed time for Children.
Originally Posted by britvic
He starts first step in September, pre kindergarden, but thankfully they call it quite time, he dose not have to nap.
1 year old goes up at 6.30 or very soon thereafter.
3 and 5 year old go up together at 7.00, brush teeth, story, and asleep by 7.15, 7.30 latest.
we changed pre-k's earlier this year because htey were enforcing a lunchtime nap at the old one - our (then) 4year old was napping for 1.5 hours and then wasn't ready for bed till 9 or later in the evening. We switched 'schools' to one that had 20 minutes "quiet time" (as designated under texas law), during which they do puzzles or read, or nap if they want to. He never naps now, and that tinmetable as above goes like clockwork. 3yo doesn't nap either - cut it out a while ago. And the poor little 1yo snathces whatever she can, wherever she can, in between our various activities......
Jul 26th 2006, 1:43 am
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Re: Bed time for Children.
3 year old and 7 year old - about 7:30, maybe a bit later.
4 year old is a battle. Nuf said.
4 year old is a battle. Nuf said.