[ljb]

I agree that each kid is different. With DS, I thought (erronously) that he would sleep for 12 hours at night, regardless of the time he went to bed. So, if he went to bed at 10pm, he would get up at 10am. Well, no! Not my boy. DS gets up at 6am (+/- 1/2 hour) no matter what time he goes down. So, if we keep him up too late, he gets up at 6am and we all suffer the consequences of an over-tired little boy. On the other hand, I have a couple of nephews who sleep for 12 hours no matter what time they go to bed....

So, yes, my boy goes to bed between 7-8. (Sometimes earlier, sometimes later.) It works for us.

[oweirdo]

We have a bedtime of 8:30 for Kat and Kel, some nights Kelli has a hard day at school. And being small she gets tired quickly, so 2-3 nights a week she is asleep by 7. And they both get up at 6:20. Court is in bed by 7

[Tsunshine]

Your kids do get up earlier than most kids 6:30am is pretty early. My girls 4 and 6 are in bed by 8:00 and up at 7:00. My son is 8 and gets to stay up until 8:30.
Two of my kids are early risers and will get up about 7:00 no matter when they go to sleep. My other daughter would sleep in until 8 or later if she could. So how much sleep a child needs really depends on the child.

[dhilbert]

my 3+5 year olds are in bed between 7&730 everday (unless there is a later special event on the weekend). they wake at 6:30 every morning and if they were up late, we pay for it. The 5 year old would sleep in if her sister would let her. our 9 month old is bad with a routine and doesnt have a "bed time". He usually goes down anywheres from 7-9 and gets up between 7&8 am. i feal my older 2 need to be in bed early to get enough sleep, and when the baby hits toddler, he will be in bed at the same time.

[wanna be a young mother]

Well my hubby works until 7:00pm 6 days a week. So it would be hard for me to put Nevy to bed early b/c then daddy would never see her. I usually put her down when we go to bed which is around 11:00pm. She is up at 9:00am the next morning. I'm a stay at home mom so I like her being on the same routine as me b/c it makes things easier. Once she starts school she will have a bed time of 8:00pm or earlier. I never had a bed time in high school but I learned that if I wanted to be able to function in class I had to be in bed by 9:00pm. So I made my own bed time. I agree kids need a lot of sleep but isn't there such a thing as to much??

[angelic_ky]

Originally Posted by wanna be a young mother

Well my hubby works until 7:00pm 6 days a week. So it would be hard for me to put Nevy to bed early b/c then daddy would never see her. I usually put her down when we go to bed which is around 11:00pm. She is up at 9:00am the next morning. I'm a stay at home mom so I like her being on the same routine as me b/c it makes things easier. Once she starts school she will have a bed time of 8:00pm or earlier. I never had a bed time in high school but I learned that if I wanted to be able to function in class I had to be in bed by 9:00pm. So I made my own bed time. I agree kids need a lot of sleep but isn't there such a thing as to much??

i have the same issue, DH is home around 7pm too and has left for work before she up (he only works 5 days tho)

[mollymae]

My 3,7 and 8 year old go to bed at 7 however my 8 year old stay in her room reading or drawing. Libby is 1 and goes up a little later so we don't have to rush her bedtime. However she can nap during the day. Jack is 11 and his bedtime is 8.30 on school nights 9pm at weekends. The all get up around 7 -7.30. If they go to bed earlier then they are up at the crack of dawn and are then more tired at the end of the school day. I'm not sure if different countries have different school hours but mine start at 9am and finish at 3.30pm.

[mama2riley]

Guess it partially depends on your definition of early cause I thought our bedtime for our 2 yr old of 8pm is early until I read the thread, cause I can't imagine starting bedtime at 6:30 - for us that wouldn't work with our schedule...and as some others mentioned some days my children wouldn't see their dad if they went to bed that early as he works long, odd hours being in the medical field. I do think children need a routine more than anything, so whether that is at 7pm or at 9pm that wouldn't matter as much as long as it is appropriate for their age, temperment, and household the child lived in. It's good for kids to have rules and expectations and that includes bedtime whenever that may be.

[vanaden]

My daughter doesn't nap! (dagnabbit!) so we put the kids to bed at 9. Weekends are fun time so they go to bed when they need to, we stay up and watch movies or play together. My son only naps 3 times a week or so. When I didn't work , I loved this 'cause they'd sleep til 9 or so!!! But now they are up at 7:30, and I have to wake them up.

[Tracey with 6]

my 3 and 5 year olds are in bed between 6:30 and 7:00, the 8 year old is at 7:30 , 10 year old8:00 , 12 yearold 8:30 and 15 year old 9:30. it goes up as they get older, sleep is importantbut I would like to make the point that both Maragret Thatcher and Winston Churchill both only slept 4 hours a night.so every onme is different