How old are your children and what time do they go to bed

Lynette - posted on 04/18/2009

I have a 6 year old who on school nites goes to bed at 8pm and on weekends 9pm. My 17 month old goes to bed between 7pm -8pm. Maily early towards 7pm.

Debbie - posted on 04/18/2009

on school nights: 14 y/o (8th grade), he goes to bed at 9

6 y/o (Kindergarten) she goes to bed at 8 when she is with us on

a school night.



On the weekends it is a little different, my son goes to up to bed at 10, but can stay up and read till 11 and daughter goes at 9.

Eran - posted on 04/18/2009

I have an 8 1/2 yr old and a 16mo old. My oldest goes to bed about 8-8:30. My youngest is between 7-7:30. there are days that both are later though. Depends on what is all going on. During the summer we will let them stay up about 1/2hr to 1hr longer. My oldest is always getting up and down with every excuse in the book so that is why she is in bed at her time. It only gets worse as they get older. Good luck to all the new parents out there.

Anna - posted on 04/17/2009

My sons are 3 and 7 and share a room. They both are in bed between 8 and 8:30. My husband does not get home until a little after six, so by the time we eat and take baths it is usually 8. Now that baseball is in full swing, probably more like 8:30. They both get up around 7:00 to get my older son off to school. My kids require a lot of sleep. my 3 year old still naps 2 hours a day. On weekends I usually let them stay up until 9:30, so my sons can watch Star Wars

Carol - posted on 04/17/2009

The now my son goes to bed at 7.30 he was 5 in March he goes to school in Aug and will picked up at 8.30am for school so he likely stay the same

Mary - posted on 04/17/2009

My children are grown and married with children. I love the grandbabies and have them often. They are 10,9,7 and 4 months.oops! vasectomy didn't work, as you can see 4 month old 7 years later. The family loves Dylan so very much. He is an angel, The bed thing with them was all in one bed it use to drive me crazy. The children would come here to spend the night and want sleep with us, but I never allowed it. They understood it and now they are older, each have their own rooms and they sleep in it. Goes to show you what you choose to do in your home is your home.. The kids a A students and really good kids. This time Nana doesn't know best.

Susan - posted on 04/17/2009

my daughter goes to bed at 8pm and gets up around 7am every morning

Mary - posted on 04/16/2009

My 14yr old and 9yr old both go to bed at 9 on school nights 14yr old gets up at 6:15 9yr old up at 7. Non school nights no set time unless they have to be up the next morning

Pauline - posted on 04/16/2009

We recently changed bedtime (from chaos/anything goes to a schedual/chart) and things have been going alot smoother. My 3yo goes down at 8pm, my almost 7yo goes down at 9, and my 8yo goes down at 9:30. Now, keep in mind we are homeschoolers, so no early mornings to get up for - we all wake up when our bodies tell us to and start our 'day' then - I'm sure if we had to be at school/ready for the bus at 8am or whatever, things would be a tad different.

Melinda - posted on 04/12/2009

Hi Alison, I have 2 daughters they are 6yrs and 3yrs old, I put them to bed when prime possum comes on at 7.30pm, 3yr old goes to sleep within 10 minutes, 6yr old it could be nearly an hour before she falls asleep. hope this helps

Melinda - posted on 04/12/2009

Hi Alison, I have 2 daughters they are 6yrs and 3yrs old, I put them to bed when prime possum comes on at 7.30pm, 3yr old goes to sleep within 10 minutes, 6yr old it could be nearly an hour before she falls asleep. hope this helps

Janet - posted on 04/12/2009

hi alison i have 5 kids the 15 year old goes up at 9 watchs tv for an hour same as the 13 year old and my other 3 who are 7,6,4 go up at 6.30 to 7.00 ish hope this helps and good luck

Janet - posted on 04/12/2009

hi alison i have 5 kids the 15 year old goes up at 9 watchs tv for an hour same as the 13 year old and my other 3 who are 7,6,4 go up at 6.30 to 7.00 ish hope this helps and good luck

Kath - posted on 04/12/2009

Hi Alison

6y/o 7pm (7.30pm at absolute latest)

2y/o 6pm (6.30pm at absolute latest)

they both go to bed 30 mins before bed time and sit on their beds and read till bedtime

Nicole - posted on 04/11/2009

Hi Alison! I have four kids - my twins who are 9 yrs go to bed at 7.30 pm, my 6 yr old at 7pm and my 2 yr old at 6.45 pm. They have all been very good sleepers so we count ourselves very lucky and my hubby and I enjoy our couple time while they're all tucked up in bed!

Erica - posted on 04/08/2009

I have 3 kids, ages 3, 8, and 10. The 3 year old and 8 year old both go to bed at 7:30, and my 10 year old goes to bed at 8:30. The lights go out at this time. They are usually in bed reading or something for 1/2 an hour before. It gives them time to settle down.

Miranda - posted on 04/08/2009

My girls are 5 & 7 & they go to bed between 830 & 9 on school nights. Weekends they can stay up as late as they want as long as they behave.

Kamah - posted on 04/08/2009

My kids are 4 and 8 yrs and goes to bed at 20:00... During the summer they are allowed to go to bed at 21:30...

Hayley - posted on 04/08/2009

and dont forget to stand your ground as with my teenager it can be hard and distressing but your the adult they are the child!

Hayley - posted on 04/08/2009

Hello i have an 8 yr old and a 13 yrs old ,and my youngest goes to bed by 8pm and can read for 10 mins but no later and my 13 yr old i was told by a social worker who helps familys with these issues he can stay up til 9pm and no later so it makes him feel like hes not a baby anymore.And i was scared at 1st as i thought he would be grumpy in the morning but he has been very well behaved for a teenager and if he does miss behave i make him go to bed at 8pm and tell him he has to be good to get back to 9pm and its work so far and its been 8 months.goodluck!

Laura - posted on 04/08/2009

Ours are 11 and 13 and they go to bed at 8:30pm.... That's Mon thru Thurs. Friday and Sat are their late nights.

Traci - posted on 04/08/2009

my 4 yr old daughter goes to bed on a nursery nite at 7, as we have to be up@6am at the latest...but during the holidays we let her go to bed no later than 8ish....my 13 year old son goes to bed 10.30pm for a 7am start, although during the holidays we dont have any constraints on what time he goes to bed, as long as he is in his room and quiet for us all going to bed he can play ps3 or whatever til he's tired.......but thats the norm here!!

Wendy - posted on 04/07/2009

oh my,my son is 10 i thought we were doing ok,he goes anywhere between 9;30-10;30 it depends on his mood and attitude some days he's just not ready i let him read at the most 45min before lights out. but reading all your responses maybe i will make it at least 9;00 see we also live beside school so he gets up maybe 35min before he leaves hope that helps it sure opens my eyes,lol

good luck

Wendy - posted on 04/07/2009

oh my,my son is 10 i thought we were doing ok,he goes anywhere between 9;30-10;30 it depends on his mood and attitude some days he's just not ready i let him read at the most 45min before lights out. but reading all your responses maybe i will make it at least 9;00 see we also live beside school so he gets up maybe 35min before he leaves hope that helps it sure opens my eyes,lol

good luck

Wendy - posted on 04/07/2009

oh my,my son is 10 i thought we were doing ok,he goes anywhere between 9;30-10;30 it depends on his mood and attitude some days he's just not ready i let him read at the most 45min before lights out. but reading all your responses maybe i will make it at least 9;00 see we also live beside school so he gets up maybe 35min before he leaves hope that helps it sure opens my eyes,lol

good luck

Debra - posted on 04/07/2009

I have 2 girls and they share a room so it's hard to get the 3 yr old down before the 8 yr old. We have teeth brushed and ready for bed by 8:30, then they tend to draw things out until 9:00.

Jessie - posted on 04/06/2009

My kids are 6, 5, and 2. On school nights ( my 6 year old is the only one in school), bedtime is 8 pm. On the weekends, we just let them stay up until they fall asleep.

Carey - posted on 04/05/2009

I have 3 kids

I put my youngest in bed at 7:30 my husband puts our oldest zac in bed read to him, and then I put Shara in bed with a book to read to her.

Debbie - posted on 04/05/2009

My children are 12 and 5 (he wil be 6 on May 21st). They both get sent to bed at 8:00. My little one needs to go to sleep at that time because he is so little. He usually falls right to sleep. My older son needs to go to bed that early because it takes him time to settle down to fall asleep. He goes up to bed at 8:00 with the lights out, no t.v, no gameboy, nothing. He usually does not fall asleep until around 9:00. Every child is different. You should ask your pediatrician what time he or she thinks is a good time to send your child to bed. Different age children require different amounts of sleep time. Children do require a lot of sleep though. I believe my pediatrician suggested about 10 to 12 hours for my 5 year old.

Annette - posted on 04/04/2009

my girls are `13,11 and 9yrs old and it depends on whats going on but it between 8 and 10pm. weekends or when they are off for holidays its sometimes later.

Nicole - posted on 04/04/2009

I have a 5 year old and a 3 year old.  They go to bed everynight at 8 pm.  We start quiet time at 7 pm getting them ready for bed and then the lights go out at 8 pm. 

Samantha - posted on 04/04/2009

6 and 2. They go to bed at 8

Shawna - posted on 04/03/2009

My kids are 5 (almost 6), 3 1/2, 2 and 7 1/2 months and they all go to bed at 7:30 on the weekdays and around 8:30 or 9 on weekends, although the baby still seems to go to bed earliest of all.

Sarah - posted on 04/03/2009

she is going to be 4 in a couple of weeks.

Sarah - posted on 04/03/2009

7pm is snack time and then 8 is bedtime.

Trish - posted on 04/03/2009

My sons are 9 and 7, they both go to bed at 8:30 and wake up at 7-7:15. If they go to bed any later than this, they are grouchier in the morning. Some kids need more sleep than others, you just have to see what works for your kids.

Lisa - posted on 04/03/2009

Quoting Jessica:

Wow! all these times are earlier than mine, my kids 7 & 10 have been going to bed at 9pm since each of them has started school because that's the time my parent's sent us to bed. Weekends are as late as they want and I've never had a problem with this. As they get older their time will get a little later as mine did when I got older by high school it was whatever because I worked too. Everyone is different, if you know how many hours your child needs to sleep then just go from their, I'm a night owl! my kids are like me on the weekends but they are real good sleepers weekdays :)Good Luck!

Wow is right... I was starting to think I was the only one... my son is 6 & goes to bed @ 930 on school nights & sometimes that takes until 10pm to actually be in bed & going to sleep... on weekends he stays up pretty much as late as he wants unless there's something going on early the next morning.  He gets up @ 0630 during week for school & generally doesn't have any problem.  I can't imagine trying to get him to be by 7 or 8pm.  One of our main reasons for the time is that my husband doesn't get home from work until 630pm & sometimes almost 7pm so, if i were to put our son down for bed by then, he would never get to see him, nor would we ever had dinner all together, etc., etc., etc.  Our son has always been a night owl... right along with us & yes he's an only child... :-)

Shana - posted on 04/03/2009

I have a 2 and 4 year old who both still take naps during the day. Both go to bed between 8:30 and 9. and both wake up at dawn. as the sun rises.

Jeannette - posted on 04/03/2009

My children are 4 and 5 years and I always try to get them in bed between 7 pm and 7.30pm on a week night and just a little later at the weekend

Heather - posted on 04/03/2009

my children share aroom so they both go to bed at 8pm, and they both get up at 645am. ages 3 and 7.

Anaheeta - posted on 04/02/2009

Both my daughters ages 7 and 5 go to bed at 7:30 pm

Heather - posted on 04/02/2009

I have 6 and 7 yr old girls....In bed by 8:30 on school night. But as early as 7:45 depending on how tired they are acting. Weekends sometimes they go to bed at the same time or sometimes they will stay up til 9...again, depending on how tired they are acting.

Melisa - posted on 04/02/2009

Quoting Alison:

How old are your children and what time do they go to bed

I have two children my daughter is 12 and a half and my son is 10. I try to get them to bed by  no later than 10pm. But they always try for longer.

Jenna - posted on 04/02/2009

I am a mom of three boys. 8,7,and 3. When the older two were younger they went to bed by 7:30pm but now all three are in bed between 8-8:30pm. Some nights are still 7:30 it depends on the day and what is going on but on school nights 8:30 is the latest. They are all back up at 6:30am the next day.

Jessica - posted on 04/02/2009

As a mom with a 5th grader and a 2nd grader, I don't know how people get their kids to bed by 7:30 or 8:00! We usually have an after-school activity of some kind, homework, supper, bath and bed. We shoot for lights-out at 9:15, but we usually don't make it. It's more like 9:30.

Nicole - posted on 04/01/2009

i dont know if im helpful with this, i work afternoon so my 5 yr old waits up till i get home, till 10:00 then i lay with him.in the fall im gonna have to change things b/c he cant go to bed that late, right now he goes to school in the afternoon.

Nicole - posted on 04/01/2009

i dont know if im helpful with this, i work afternoon so my 5 yr old waits up till i get home, till 10:00 then i lay with him.in the fall im gonna have to change things b/c he cant go to bed that late, right now he goes to school in the afternoon.

Vanda - posted on 04/01/2009

I have a 7 and 4 year old they have a routine before bedtime then it's lights out at 8:30.

Jodi - posted on 04/01/2009

My daughter is 6 and she has went to be every night at 8 o'clock since she was and infant. We've always kept it consistant and she knows that's her bedtime.

Christina - posted on 03/31/2009

my 9 year old son goes to bed at 9pm