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Post by paigepea on Sept 4, 2019 4:35:40 GMT
On a school night. She gets up at 7:15 for school and her school encourages her to get 9 hrs per night. She can get up at 7:30 latest. We leave by 7:55. At school by 8.
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Post by vjlau on Sept 4, 2019 4:37:50 GMT
Mine is only 13, but gets up at 6:45 for school, and is on campus at 7:15. He is in bed by 9 each night.
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Post by snyder on Sept 4, 2019 4:38:51 GMT
Our teen needed 10 to survive. lol We counted back 10 hours and 9 pm it was. On occasion, we allowed some later nights.
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Post by paigepea on Sept 4, 2019 4:48:43 GMT
Dd’s dance ends at 9pm 2 nights during the week. I can get her home and showered and in bed by 9:35 latest. But 9:30 seems be what she’s gravitating towards.
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 4, 2019 4:51:52 GMT
My 15 year old is pretty good at deciding when he wants to go to bed. I'd say usually between 8:30 and 10
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Post by stittsygirl on Sept 4, 2019 6:06:56 GMT
He’s always in bed by 9:30-10:00 on school nights, and up at 5:30.
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Post by nlwilkins on Sept 4, 2019 6:12:09 GMT
Mine were always in bed by 9 at that age. It was hard as the neighbor kids were still running around playing and some times it was just barely dark. But, it was needful to get well rested children who did not have "melt downs" or fall asleep in school.
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Post by kels99 on Sept 4, 2019 6:16:33 GMT
Mine are a little older now, but they've always needed different amounts of sleep. DD is a major night owl and only sleeps 5-6 hours a night. DS, on the other hand, really does better with 10-12 hours of sleep. So, at 14 I think DS was going to bed around 9-9:30 and DD was probably midnight or later. I don't think they had set bedtimes at that age.
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Post by gillyp on Sept 4, 2019 8:14:22 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 8:25:54 GMT
DD2 is 15 and is now, usually, in bed with the lights off at the latest by 10pm. She goes up of her own accord but it can be as early as 9.30 on some nights.It was nearer 9.30 most nights last year. She does't get up until about 7.30 and has to be at school for 8.35. She walks to school which takes her about 10 minutes so there's no travelling time for her to get there as such.
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Post by worldwanderer75 on Sept 4, 2019 8:36:59 GMT
My daughter goes to bed between 9:30-10 (sometimes later if she has a lot of homework) and is up at 5:30. I'm so jealous of those of you with later school start times. I let my kids sleep as long as they want on the weekend to try to make up for some of it.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Sept 4, 2019 8:40:40 GMT
Around 9:30-10:00 and is up by 6:00am
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Post by muggins on Sept 4, 2019 9:58:35 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early? The timing is often due to the bus system. Our district takes the high school and middle school kids to school first for a 7:25am start (finish at 2:25), then they go back and pick up all the elementary school kids for their 8:35am start (finish 3:25). My DS13 has to be at the bus stop outside our house at 6:45am. He is back home at 2:50 if he doesn’t have sports practice. It makes for a very long day. Unfortunately studies show that teenagers aren’t really ready to learn at such an early hour of the morning. It’s just practical considerations that force the early start times.
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Post by peaname on Sept 4, 2019 10:13:37 GMT
13 yo DS goes to bed at 8:30 up at 5:45 for a 6:15 bus.
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Post by littlemama on Sept 4, 2019 10:21:36 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early? Yes, they get out of school earlier. High school here starts at around 715 and ends around 220. This gives students time for extracurriculars, like marching band or sports. During baseball season, ds would not get home until 7pm most days, then would have to tackle homework.
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Post by johnnysmom on Sept 4, 2019 10:29:58 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early? No, we just have a longer day. School is 7:55-3:00 for all grades (small district, only one bus run all on the same campus). There is free breakfast for all students starting around 7:30 so the busses pick up kids early enough to get there by then (we’re too close for a bus and yds is too picky for school breakfast).
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Post by SabrinaP on Sept 4, 2019 10:37:29 GMT
My 14 year old has to be up by 5:45 for football. He’s usually in bed by 9.
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Post by gillyp on Sept 4, 2019 11:18:09 GMT
Big respect to all of you getting families up, ready and off so early in the morning. I can not imagine those long days happening here. Some “country” children get the bus about 8 am for a journey of about 45 minutes but that’s probably the longest time with them getting home about 4.30pm.
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Post by rickmer on Sept 4, 2019 11:37:05 GMT
my 14 year has had a huge growth spurt in the last year. he comes home from school most days and sleeps for at least an hour, sometimes 2 to 2.5 hours. he doesn't go to bed until 1am usually (sometimes later).
i have fought it and tried to get him on a "normal" sleep schedule but with no success. bottom line is, he gets himself up and out the door by 8:20 each morning and has rarely been late for school so i leave it to him.
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Post by paigepea on Sept 4, 2019 11:37:47 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early? My girls are 8:20 to 3:20. Their previous school (younger dd is starting a new school this morning so it still sounds weird) was 8:20-3:20 too. But at this current school we’re asked to have them there by 8 so they can settle and be prepared for their day. Morning sports run 7:15-8:15 and after school activities run 3:30-4:30. You can basically be at school and busy every day of the week from 7-5 if you wanted to be.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2019 11:40:33 GMT
Big respect to all of you getting families up, ready and off so early in the morning. I can not imagine those long days happening here. Some “country” children get the bus about 8 am for a journey of about 45 minutes but that’s probably the longest time with them getting home about 4.30pm. That is similar to what DD1 did when she was at school. ( DD2 goes to a different school) She used to catch the local bus at 7.25 from across the road to catch the 7.45 am school bus at the bus station.Arrives at school at 8.20 for registration at 8.30.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Sept 4, 2019 11:43:01 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early? The timing is often due to the bus system. Our district takes the high school and middle school kids to school first for a 7:25am start (finish at 2:25), then they go back and pick up all the elementary school kids for their 8:35am start (finish 3:25). My DS13 has to be at the bus stop outside our house at 6:45am. He is back home at 2:50 if he doesn’t have sports practice. It makes for a very long day. Unfortunately studies show that teenagers aren’t really ready to learn at such an early hour of the morning. It’s just practical considerations that force the early start times. Our school does the opposite. One elementary school starts first, around 7:30. The other elementary starts at 8:05. Middle School starts at 8:45 and High School 8:35. I think it makes more sense for the younger kids to start first. And I am glad that we don't live in the area with the earliest start elementary. My older two (16 and 14) put themselves to bed for the most part. Oldest says that he can't fall asleep before 11:00. Younger one is generally good about getting himself to sleep at a reasonable time. School just started yesterday so it is a new schedule, although they were both getting up for weightlifting all summer.
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Post by Linda on Sept 4, 2019 12:16:13 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early? elementary school here is 745-145 or so but our bus picked up at 610 secondary school here is 830/845 - 330 and the bus picks up at 755 this year (yay!) in previous years they picked up at 705 but they changed the routes this year. In elementary school, my kids were up at 530, this year my 7th grader gets to sleep in until 7!!! D12 (almost 13) goes to bed between 9 and 930
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Post by mom on Sept 4, 2019 12:19:54 GMT
Dd’s dance ends at 9pm 2 nights during the week. I can get her home and showered and in bed by 9:35 latest. But 9:30 seems be what she’s gravitating towards. This probably wont be a popular view, but if she is gravitating towards 930, then do 930. And for us, it was more important to consistently get in bed at the same time vs. be later two nights a week. If she is exhausted the other days (when not doing dance) she can always go to bed earlier if she wants. But I think its important to teach them to listen to their body. Their body will tell them what they need. Of course, if she simply cannot handle a 930 bedtime, then natural consequences would come into play.
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Post by paigepea on Sept 4, 2019 12:30:01 GMT
Dd’s dance ends at 9pm 2 nights during the week. I can get her home and showered and in bed by 9:35 latest. But 9:30 seems be what she’s gravitating towards. This probably wont be a popular view, but if she is gravitating towards 930, then do 930. And for us, it was more important to consistently get in bed at the same time vs. be later two nights a week. If she is exhausted the other days (when not doing dance) she can always go to bed earlier if she wants. But I think its important to teach them to listen to their body. Their body will tell them what they need. Of course, if she simply cannot handle a 930 bedtime, then natural consequences would come into play. Thx. If she’s tired I can get her into bed super early on non dance days, even if she’s just resting and reading until 9:30. I just worry that she feels ‘pressure’ to stay up late. When we talk about bed she often consults her watch?? I ask her what that means and she says nothing.
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Post by sweetpeasmom on Sept 4, 2019 12:31:30 GMT
My kids are late nighters. My just turned 15 yo will most nights be up until 11:30-12. She gets herself up at 5:30. She seems to do good with this. My 17 yo is in bed by 11-11:30. He gets up at 7-7:10.
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Post by mom on Sept 4, 2019 12:35:45 GMT
This probably wont be a popular view, but if she is gravitating towards 930, then do 930. And for us, it was more important to consistently get in bed at the same time vs. be later two nights a week. If she is exhausted the other days (when not doing dance) she can always go to bed earlier if she wants. But I think its important to teach them to listen to their body. Their body will tell them what they need. Of course, if she simply cannot handle a 930 bedtime, then natural consequences would come into play. Thx. If she’s tired I can get her into bed super early on non dance days, even if she’s just resting and reading until 9:30. I just worry that she feels ‘pressure’ to stay up late. When we talk about bed she often consults her watch?? I ask her what that means and she says nothing. We always told our boys 930 was the latest they could be up, but to listen to their body. And yep - many days they would curl up with a book and fall asleep. How long she been staying up til 930? Maybe its the 'newness' of it? I would probably just ask her what her body says. I remember telling our oldest (the one who needed a schedule) that deciding to go to bed is like listening to your body about being hungry. Just like your stomach gives you signals that it needs food, your body will do the same if you are listening.
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Post by psiluvu on Sept 4, 2019 12:56:52 GMT
My ds is 16, in grade 11 and goes to bed at 10. That was the time I choose since grade 9. I thought he would ask to stay up later this year but he hasn't and he just put himself to bed at 10 on Monday before the first day. He gets up at 6:45 and is pretty good at self regulating how much sleep he needs. He is very easy to wake up in the morning so I am sure he is getting enough sleep.
He keeps his phone and ipad in the bathroom overnight and it amazes me when I get up to pee during the night and see the snap chats flying on his home screen at 1:00 and 2:00am
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Post by breetheflea on Sept 4, 2019 13:03:47 GMT
The 14 year old is asleep around 9-9:30, by her own choice. She has to get up at 6 to catch the bus at 6:30. High school starts at 7:30. She gets out at 2:05.
The middle schooler is up until who knows when and leaves for the bus at 8:20 for a 9 start time. Gets out at 3:30.
My elementary kids have to be at school by 8:30 and are usually up by 7. They are done at 2:50.
The bus drives the high school kids, then the middle school, and then the elementary which is good for them (more hours) but makes my morning crazy with all the different start/end times!
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Post by paigepea on Sept 4, 2019 13:11:40 GMT
I am always amazed to see the times your kids get up and are expected to be at school. Some (many) kids here would still be in bed at the time yours are arriving at school. A typical school day is 9-3.30 or thereabouts and I know some children are still in bed at 8.30 am. Do you finish really early if you start early? I do want to add that my younger dd has often said she wished school was late afternoon / evening because that is when she’s the happiest.
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