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Bed time for pre-teen?
Answered 4 years ago
I have a 12yr old son. I work full time and dad isn’t in the picture so it’s just me and my son. He keeps wanting to stay up later. Normal bedtime is 8:30 but he’s pushing for 9-9:30 now that he’s a bit older. School nights only. On weekend he usually has a friend over or is at a friends house so it’s basically free range on weekends which I’m cool with as we live in a small town so kids usually don’t come home until 6 anyway as a general rule within our community. What time does everyone else send their kids to bed on a school night?
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4 years ago
12 yr old 8.30 - 9.30 weekdays. Has always been a night owl.
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4 years ago
My 11yo is in bed by 8.30 weeknights, definitely asleep by 9. Weekend's he can stay up a bit later if we're watching a movie, but he often falls asleep before it's over...
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4 years ago
12 yo 8:30-9 school night
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4 years ago
I’d say 9pm is reasonable. Kids need lots of sleep
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4 years ago
I have an 11 and 13 yr old, 11 Yr old is bedtime at 8.30 which sometimes is closer to 9 depending on after school sports etc/late dinners, Mr 13 is 9.30. Weekends they go to bed when they're tired
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4 years ago
830 during school week
10 weekend
Until 14
Then 9 during the week
11 on weekends
Until 16
My 16 and 17 year old can stay up till when ever weekends but have a bedtime if 10 during the week that is flexible dependant on out of school study and homework being done, school and if they are trying to pull sick days, their grades, their attitude and how their extracurricular sports and part time work are being managed. I firmly believe that I am teaching them good decision making and not lording over them ... they will be adults sooner rather than later and need to understand consequences come from poor decision making.
10 weekend
Until 14
Then 9 during the week
11 on weekends
Until 16
My 16 and 17 year old can stay up till when ever weekends but have a bedtime if 10 during the week that is flexible dependant on out of school study and homework being done, school and if they are trying to pull sick days, their grades, their attitude and how their extracurricular sports and part time work are being managed. I firmly believe that I am teaching them good decision making and not lording over them ... they will be adults sooner rather than later and need to understand consequences come from poor decision making.
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4 years ago
Mine go to bed 9 - 9.30. I'd like it earlier but it just seems to work like this.
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4 years ago
Lights out at 9. My 12 year old daughter will quite often go to bed at 8:30 then read until nine.
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4 years ago
My kids are 12 and 15 years old and on school nights they go to bed at 8.30pm.