im just really testing this out...what time do your kids go to bed at night?

Marie - posted on 02/28/2009

My daughter is 7 and she goes to bed at 8:30 Sunday-Thurs and on Fri and Sat she stays up until 9:00. We recently changed it because she wasn't very tired at 8 when we were putting her to bed.

Mellissa - posted on 02/28/2009

my 2.5 and 10 are both in bed by 8:30 during the week and on weekends my 10 yr old some times stays up depends on his mood. during the week i get my 10yr old up at 7:30 and my 2.5 yr old is already up watching TV. sat and sun they are up before dawn

Queenie - posted on 02/28/2009

This is a tough one.  I have a 5 years old and recently we had tried 9:30 - 9:45 at night and she gets up aroun 7:15 - 7:30.  This might sounds bad but we have a long commute so she sometimes catch her cat nap in the car on the way to school and on the way home at now.  Also, her school still offer naps during the day so for now she is still good.  When Sept comes there will be no naps and we need to leave the house by 7:15.  Wish me luck.

Marsha - posted on 02/27/2009

My son is 7 and goes to bed at 7pm on school nights and 8pm on weekends.

Michelle - posted on 02/27/2009

My son is 9 and he goes to bed at 8:30 pm, 10:00 pm on weekends.

Clare - posted on 02/27/2009

my boys are 9 and 11.they go to bed at 9.30 on school night and 10.30/11 on a weekend and holidays.

Felicia - posted on 02/27/2009

To bed at 8pm and up at 6:30am. I heard that children need around 10 hours of rest a day and my son stopped taking naps when he was 3 so the early bedtime works well for him. He usually falls asleep on his own playing in his room by 7:45pm anyway.

Brenda - posted on 02/27/2009

My daughter is 9 years old and is ready for bed at 730pm and I still have to wake her up in the morning for school. But she has to get up at 530am. But on the weekends she is struggling to stay up til 8 and still sleeps in til 7am.

Julie - posted on 02/27/2009

All four of mine are in bed at 8 pm. My oldest is 6. it is a little early but he wakes up refreshed and ready for school. Bed time is set in stone around here for their sanity and mine. I stay at home and by 8 pm I am ready for some quiet time!

User - posted on 02/27/2009

mine are 3 and 6 and they go to bed at 9pm and wake up at 7:30-8:00am.

Christine - posted on 02/26/2009

now that's a funny question... My daughter goes to bed at around 10or11pm not kidding u. I try from 6:30pm right up until 10pm and finally she's sound asleep, but i haven't mastered her to stay in her room though because lone a behold she's in our room wanting to come and sleep with us...need help on that one.

Shannon - posted on 02/26/2009

I have a 11 month old he goes to bed at 6:30. my 2, 8 and 9 year olds go to bed at 8 and my 11 at 9 cause of homework

Sharon - posted on 02/26/2009

8-year-old son: in bed around 8 for reading time, lights usually out by 9.

13-year-old daughter: in bed (in theory) by 9; reading time, I take her cell phone and ipod; lights are supposed to be out around 9:30 because she really needs a lot of sleep. At 9:29 will announce she is hungry. Gets small snack. I come back and turn out light at 9:45. I hear her get up at 10 and go into bathroom...she's in there with a book. Knock on door, ask her to get back in bed.  Take book, hide in hallway under laundry. Huffy, annoyed noises come from her room until about 1030 when she finally falls asleep accidentally.

Heather - posted on 02/26/2009

My son is 8. He is in bed at least by 830pm. Most of the time 8pm because he needs to be up at 740am for school.

Mona - posted on 02/25/2009

my two older kids are 6 & 4 - they go to bed btwn 6pm & 7pm & wake at 6.30am. my 4yr old is usually struggling by 4.30pm and they are both aslp (usually) by 7.15/7.30

Lori - posted on 02/25/2009

I have a 5 year old, down by 7:30-8PM during the week up by 6:30AM. weekends down by 8:30-9 up by 7AM. He needs his sleep otherwise he is cranky for school.

Stephanie - posted on 02/25/2009

8 has been a good time for my 7, 7,9, and 11 yo.  And on the weekends they are given the privledge of staying up late up til 9 but still in bed so mom and dad can have down time.

Kerry - posted on 02/25/2009

I have a 3 and half month old neally 4 year old and 5 and a half year old and they are all in bed for 6:30-7 and are asleep within half an hour at the most then sleep through until about 7 the next morning

Dawn - posted on 02/25/2009

My 4 year old goes to bed at 7pm and is usually up at 8am and my 7 year old goes at 8pm and gets up for school at 7:45am. We keep the routine the same on the weekends for the most part. It makes things easier when Sunday night rolls around!!

Shannon - posted on 02/25/2009

I have a 4 1/2 year old son and a 6 1/2 year old daughter. Both go to bed in their own rooms on weeknights between 9:00-9:30pm and they are up in the morning at 7:00am. I do allow then to watch TV in their rooms once they are in bed. My 6 1/2 year old most times falls asleep within minutes but my 4 1/2 year old stays up watching TV most of the time. For the most part they get up fine in the morning, occassionally they are cranky but that goes with anyone...even adults. On the weekends they stay up with us until we go to bed or until they fall asleep in their own and they sleep until about 9am or sometimes later.

Bernie - posted on 02/25/2009

Quoting Erin:

im just really testing this out...what time do your kids go to bed at night?

Hi

My 2 girls go to bed at 9.00pm. They are 8 and 11 now but when they were younger they were in bed at 8.00pm or earlier.

Shawna - posted on 02/24/2009

My son is 8 yrs old, and he goes to bed at 8:30 pm on school nights and up at 6:15 am for school. He stays up until about 9:30 or 10 pm on the weekend.

Heather - posted on 02/24/2009

We start bed-time around 7-7:30; shower, teeth, story and all of them are in bed around 8pm. The lights are out for the 5 & 8 yr old, the 9 yr old may read for an extra 15 min. then its lights out and the 11 yr old is right behind her. It is pretty early, but we have a busy family, and I need the break and they do better with more sleep. The flip side is that they are all up around 6:30-7 am! A big sleep-in is around 8pm! At least it is teaching them good habits and no one is cranky in the morning!

Connie - posted on 02/24/2009

Hi, I have a 9, 7, & 6 year old, and they go to bed at 7:30 during the week b/c they get up at 6:15. I am thinking about letting my 9 year old stay up until 8 though, but I haven't quite decided.  I guess I am being kind of selfish, I really like having the house quiet at night and having my down time ;-)

Rebecca - posted on 02/24/2009

my kids are 8 and 10 they both go to bed at 9. We have tried earlier but they never went to sleep so this just was easier for us. They are up at 6:45 in the morning during the week. On weekends they usually still go to bed at 9.

Jo-Anne - posted on 02/24/2009

Hi, I have a 5 and 7 yr old. They both seem to need about 10 hours minimum of sleep so I try and get them into bed, lights out by 7pm. They are up at 6:30 in the week and get really cranky if they have less than 10 hrs. On friday it is usually 8:30 but they are up still by 7am automatically - can't win! Sometimes I think 7pm is a little early but they really seem to need that much sleep so I let them.  Hope this helps!

Astrid - posted on 02/24/2009

I have a daughter 7 and a son 4 years old. They both go to bed at 6.45 with a bedtime story. So they lay in bed at 7pm. They are asleep within 5 minutes. In the morning they can be up at 5 am. This is the reason why they go to bed so early. My daughter is an earlybird and wakes my son up. We have tried to put her later to bed, but didn't work out. She still wakes up very early. A bit difficult with sleepovers.

Erin - posted on 02/24/2009

well thanks for the posts. My 3 boys ages 8, 6, and 4 all go to bed at 8pm on school night and up by 7ish in the morning...sounds like right around every1 elses bed times!!! WOOHOO to all us parents!!!

Nicky - posted on 02/24/2009

My 6 year old goes to bed at 7:30 or 8 on school nights (depends on how tired I am and how much homework she has).  She gets up at 6:30 for school.  On weekends, she can stay up until 9 and she gets up about 7.

Renae - posted on 02/24/2009

Mine are 6 and 8 and go to bed around 8-8:30 but not any later. They both have a radio in their room which they listen to at night and that seems to help them relax and it is a good routine they have gotten into. They get up about 7:30 in the morning.

Angie - posted on 02/24/2009

My 8 and 10 year old daughters go to bed at 8 and wake up on their own between 5:30 and 6am. My 16 year old goes to bed whenever he wants and gets up at 7:15. He's old enough and responsible enough to know what is best for him.

Amy - posted on 02/24/2009

I have 4--the 3& 5 y/o go down at 7pm. The 3 y/o is asleep right away, the 5 y/o can take an hour some days, but just lies there quietly for the most part. My other two 6 & 8 y/o go down at 7:40. The 6 y/o goes right to sleep and the 8 y/o may take an hour, but again just lies in bed quietly. The 6 & 3 y/o are up at about 7am (never before) and the 5 & 8 y/o are up around 7:30-8:15am. On weekends they pretty much still go to bed at the same time. 

Denise - posted on 02/24/2009

Two boys 12 and 14 they both go to bed at 10. I don't fight them, I have always told them the logical consequences. Late going to bed....tired and ick in the morning. It didn't take them long to figure it out :)

Sandra - posted on 02/24/2009

My kids are 5, 3.5 and 2 yrs old.  They all go to bed at 7:30pm and wake up at 7am.  The 3.5yr old and 2 yr old both nap for 2-3 hrs in the afternoon as well.

Christine - posted on 02/24/2009

my 4 yr old son goes to bed at 8 and wakes (by himself) between 6 and 7.

my 8 yr old daughter goes to bed at 9:30 on school nights and 10 on weekends. We wake her at 7 for school and let her sleep till she wakes up when she doesn't have school. I think next year I am going to move her bedtime to 9 on school nights and 10 on weekends. They have to share a room so putting them to bed at the same time is out of the question. Neither will go to sleep till after 12 that way.

Tabitha - posted on 02/24/2009

I have a 4 yr old , we start to get ready around 7:45p.m.  We then read a book at 8p.m. snf hr slrrps until 7:30 a.m.

Leanne - posted on 02/24/2009

my daughter is 4 and a half and goes to bed at 7, and sleeps through till i wake her at 7.15, but she'd probably have longer if i let her

Robyn - posted on 02/24/2009

I have two children - a 6 year old and a 9 year old - they both go to bed at 8pm and are usually up about 6:30am with alot of coaxing on school days, but magically on the weekends they are up and ready to go on their own around 6:30/7AM.

Kelly - posted on 02/24/2009

I have a 3 month old, 5 yr old and a 7 year old. THey go to bed around 7pm.  They also have been early birds forever so I just find it better to put them down early.  I've tried keeping them up later but they still get up earlier.  It gives my husband and I time in the long run. 

Lisa - posted on 02/24/2009

My kids are 4 and 6 and they both go to bed around 7pm. They are usually asleep by 7:15. During the week they are up at 6am. On the weekends they usually stay up until around 8:30 and 9pm and don't get up until 7am.

Michele - posted on 02/24/2009

My son is 14 and he goes to bed at 10.

Mandy - posted on 02/24/2009

Hi i have a 6 year old and he goes to bed at 8pm to with a story and he wakes up at about 7.30am, at week ends i do allow him to stay up till 9pm, hope this helps

Amy - posted on 02/24/2009

I have two girls...10 and almost five.  They both get in bed at 8:45 but sometimes don't fall asleep for an hour or so...especially the five year old, who usually falls asleep in my room watching tv...bad move, I know, but it makes bed time so much easier.   They both usually get up at 6:30, although some days, my five year old can sleep until 7:45 if my husband can take her to school.

Mandy - posted on 02/24/2009

Hi i have a 6 year old and he goes to bed at 8pm to with a story and he wakes up at about 7.30am, at week ends i do allow him to stay up till 9pm, hope this helps

Maria - posted on 02/24/2009

my kids are 5 and 7 and they both go to bed by 8pm . It's early but they don't wake up crancky