Comments on: It’s 8 p.m. Where are your kids?

By: Unique

Unique — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:25:29 +0000

Hey, I’m with you on this one. Last year I had a HS Senior, Junior and a middle schooler and their bedtime is STILL 9:00 p.m. Now with my two in HS, because of their school AP classes they were taking, they would stay up later to complete their homework/study. Being a wife of a Navy husband, who was gone out to see 6-months at a stretch, I had to enforce some structure in my kids lives for them and my SANITY. I have always worked full-time outside of the home, and I needed the early bedtime for myself to whine-down from my day. Therefore, I needed that time from 9-11 p.m. for myself. To me, that’s not being selfish, but making me a better person for everyone.

By: MissJay

MissJay — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:20:17 +0000

My husband and I get the kids in bed by 8. Especially if he has to work the next day. He gets us up at 5:50am sometimes and from there I take them to school/daycare so they are up really early. When I fidt met my husband I never saw his son. He was 6months old and was always sleep at around 7-8. His daughter was 18 months and would be up late with the rest of us. Don’t try to put her to sleep she would cry like crazy! To this day his/our son will get cranky or fall asleep around 8pm like clockwork. Lil’ mama’s getting there but she still tries to hang. She does know when to get up and go to bed though, she’s now 4 and lil’ man is 3.
Naptimes however are another story! LOL. I have to make them lay down and I try to time it so that they get a good nap in before we have to pick my husband up from work. I’m not real anal but they do know. I love how our son will find a place to lay down around 8. He’s our clock! LOL

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By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:07:49 +0000

If I could turn back time, I would have tried harder to get my last born to go to sleep earlier. She is now 20 and goes to bed at 4am. I go at 2am. I am a insominac. Everyone keep doing what you are doing. It does make for “me time” and hubby time once the kids are in bed, plus it gets them ready for the real world when they have to go to their 9-5. I get to work at 9 but am not fully awake until 10.

By: T. Rogers

T. Rogers — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:04:17 +0000

Tara its not just you. I have a two year old and a one year old. My wife and I do not have the problems others have with getting their kids to go to sleep. It is 8pm on the dot every night. Their biological clocks have already adapted to it. Of course, my two year old does try to fight it every now and then. But he knows that is a losing battle.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:04:42 +0000

Im not super anal but my daughter goes to bed every night at 9pm. I dont like her up past that because I dont want her to be tired in school. Also I want to spend time with my husband and prepare myself for work the next day. On the weekends I am a little more lenient, maybe 9:30 or 10pm. I dont think there is anything wrong with your bedtime routine.

By: Dedra

Dedra — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:10 +0000

Thank god there is another mother like me on the planet! My family and friends tease me all the time about making my kids go to bed at 8pm. By 8pm I’m exhausted, so I need a little time for myself. My twins have been going to bed lately at 7:30pm because that extra 30 minutes gives them time to relax and fall asleep. My 13 year old is in the bed at 8:30pm. I am a firm believer in making sure that children get proper rest so they’re able to function at school. So for all of the parents that put their children to bed at 8pm, don’t be discourage you are among friends.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:06 +0000

Last night I thought about you Tara as I was trying to get my overly excited kids into bed at 9PM (their bedtime is 8:30)

By: Aja

Aja — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:35:42 +0000

I have gotten a little more lenient with my daughter (on weekends only) now that she’s ten. Now with my one year old, he is in his bed under the blankets by 8:30 sharp every night.The only reason I don’t put him to bed earlier than that is because he’ll wake up at 5am and I can’t have that!

By: A Shorter Mama

A Shorter Mama — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:12:09 +0000

I am the same way. I will let them stay up a little later on the weekends but they get up at 6am every morning no matter what the bed time so why bother letting them stay up late.

How funny, I sing a little chant for them to get upstairs and go to bed too;)