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What time does your 5yr old go to bed?
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So, during the summer L has always gone to bed at 9 and gotten up around 7:30. He doesnt seem to need as much sleep in the summer. During the school year he goes to bed at 8pm and is more than ready. At 8am he is still really sleeping hard and really a troll to get up. Im worried how he will do getting up at 6:45 or 7am. I dont see that being enough sleep esp since now he will be in Kindergarten (real school)
I have been thinking about slowly moving his bedtime to 7:30 or 7pm but that seems SO early. Its still day light, the kids have dance class, and football practice (which I have no idea what time his practice will be..probably around 4-5 until 5-6) K&K have dance on Thurs. nights from 5-6. On those nights I get home from work at 2:30 and they get home from school at 3:30-4pm. We will be pretty pressed for time to do dinner and homework before 7pm on those nights.
How does a 7pm bedtime work for you? I want him to get enough sleep but dont see it working out at 7. Would 7:30 make that big of a difference than 8pm?
Thanks. Im starting to freak out about how busy we will be. Im nervous about fitting time for homework in along with dinner and activities and "play time". I dont want Ls day to consist only of school, homework, dinner and bed. Hes 5 and still needs time to just "play".
Man Im dreading kindergarten.
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Re: What time does your 5yr old go to bed?
My 5 year old is worn out since school started! normal bedtime is 8 and wake up time varies from 6:30 to 8. We have to be to school by 7:15 so she now has to get up at 6:30 every morning but she went from getting a 2 hour nap at home, to a 25 minute nap at school.
She has crashed a couple nights once my husband got her home around 5 b/c she is just so tired. I wish they got a longer nap at school, but I'm sure in time she will adjust. But we are going to start bedtime 30 min early also.
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During the school year - up at 7 so in bed by 7:30.
During the summer - up around 8:30 in bed by 9
School year, DS is in bed at 8 and up between 7 and 8
Summer, DS is in bed between 8 and 8:30 and up between 7 and 8.
He basically wakes up at the same time not matter what time he's gone to bed. And, needs just about as much sleep in the summer b/c he's so much more active.
This summer, 9 if not later (except for yesterday, he crashed before 7). Too late. School starts on the 30th and I think I'm going to spend this week slowing bumping it back. He doesn't get up until around 8 and school starts at 8:25, so we've all got to be up earlier.
I can't go too early - he has evening activities a few nights (which I bet he'll fall asleep in the car on the way home from). All day school every day is going to be a lot for him. I'd like to try for 8. Problem is, my 2 year old still naps and when she does, 8 is too early for her, so he never wants to go to bed before her. I forsee issues.
My dd goes to bed at 8, but is allowed to watch a movie until 9. I wake her up between 7 and 7:10 everyday usually and will probably keep that schedule when school starts on Wednesday. She eats breakfast at daycare now but will be eating breakfast at home so I'll still get her up at the same time to allow her some time to eat breakfast before she has to be at school (school starts at 8:35 here).
She takes a nap at daycare, but hardly ever takes a nap on the weekends and her schedule stays the same for the most part. I'm not sure if there is nap time or quiet time in her kindergarten class so I will alter the schedule a little once she starts if I need to.
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My son has been going to sleep at 8 (or 9 if we are late getting to dinner, etc.) since he was 2 or so.
I was just talking about this with my H this morning.
My kids have always gone to bed at 8, even my older daughter. She's allowed to read until 9 or a bit later, though. She gets up at 6:30 to shower, eat, and get ready for school. She usually has a bit of extra time in the morning, because I don't like to feel rushed and she's a morning person.
This will be the first year I'm going back to work as well. Now, I'll have to take them next door to the babysitter at 6:45, which means a much earlier wake-up time.
My DD will be no problem -- she's a morning person. But I'm worried about DS. He'll be 6 on Wednesday. He generally sleeps about 10.5 or 11 hours at night. That will be tough if he has to get up at 6 in the morning. I'm not sure we can move bedtime any earlier than 8. He's just going to have to get used to less sleep, I guess!