Bedtime during the Summer??

For me I try to stay with the same routine with bed for there sleep time is a important part, I would let them stay a little longer pass the time but overall I don't want to mess there systems and listen to cranky children all summer long LOL. Happy posting Stacy

Although I believe children should follow a schedule to keep things consistant in there life, I think I would allow them a later bed time for the summer it dosnt get dark quite as early as in the winter.It is there vacation time and they should be allowed to enjoy it. Maby if there going to be up later that might be a good time to have a quiet time for them like watching a movie,tell them they must be quiet and watch the movie or they can go to bed,mostly they fall asleep anyhow and they kind of feel like they have gotten to stay up late even tho they fell asleep.

My kids go to bed at 8pm and during the summer I let them stay up till about 9pm. As far as me time I make it apoint to go to the nail salon every other week and getmy nails done. It takes about a half hour to 45min and honestly it really helps.

My daughter is now 15 years old and I let her stay up longer now, of course. when she was younger, I always gave her a bedtime during the summer months also because I did not want her to get out ofher routine unless we had others plans that kept her up later. Parents do need their own time and the kids should go ahead to bed at a decent hour so that can happen. I really made sure she got to bed at her school time when it got closer again for school to start back up. It keeps them in a routine and they are prepared and rested up.

My girls don't lie in even if they go to bed late, so I can't change their bedtime even at the weekends or holidays. They go to bed at 7.30pm and wake up at 7am. Like you if they go to bed later I get cross with them as I miss out of my 'me' time.

I have an 8 year old girl, and 2 boys 7 and 5. During the school year the children aren't allowed to stay up past 9. But during the summer I don't give them a bedtime. When they start to look like they are falling asleep I send them to bed. My "me" time is in the mornings as I wait for them to wake up. I have always been an early riser so this makes it easier for me.

My kids stay up late on the weekends all the time. On school nights they are in bed at 9pm. on weekends I let them stay up late. Sometimes as late as midnight, but normally around 10:30 they go to bed. During the summer I will probably let them stay up to atleast 10pm. Then about a week to two weeks before school starts back we go back to our normal schedule of them going to bed at 9pm on school nights.

Sometimes it is easyer to at that age to just keep them on the same bedtime or maybe give them 30 minutes more a night and it may depend on what time it gets dark where you live

Hi Michele21, how are you? Well, I personally kept my children and grandchild on a bedtime schedule during the summer months. Children need their sleep, their bodies require more hours of sleep than adults do. I gave them an hour more to stay up weekdays and on weekends, two hours. Most of the time they could not stay awake. Also, breaking their schedule too much makes it hard to get them back on track when school rolls around again. And now, let's get to the good part! LOL!!! Yes, Mommy needs her "Me" time. You need to wind down and relax so that you can get up and do it again tomorrow. Now that your daughter is out of school, you will have to keep her occupied all day as opposed to when she was spending time in school. I think you were right to tell her no, she will not be able to stay up as long as she wanted to. This was a good question. You take care, enjoy the holiday weekend and enjoy your summer and your time with your daughter.

Keep into consideration that during the summer it stays light later. I think 9pm is a reasonable bedtime it will give them time to play, take baths and get ready for bed. It will be an added treat for the summer time. You dont want them to stay up to late so that they are off schedule but during the summer I would think a half hour would be a nice change for them. :)

Our daughter goes to bed at 8pm on school night and around 9pm on weekends. This summer we will let her stay up till maybe 9:30. I agree I need me time too. I need time for just me and my husband alone without the constant interuption of a child. My rule is of you stay up later you sleep in on the morning atleast till 8am.

My kids have been on a schedule for bedtime since birth. Although now that they are getting older they dont follow it all the time. anyway lol...on school nights they are in bed at 8 other than the oldest(15). On the weekends it usually is 9 unless they are being good. Doesnt happen very often lol. During the summer it will be 9 for the boys. We still have to get up at 430 to bring my honey to work.

We relax bedtime a little in summer, so they'll sleep later in the morning, but they still have a reasonable one, for my sanity.

Bedtime during summer is some kinda boring for me. During summer i always wanted to go out take a vacation, go to the beach, drink coffee outside...

Well we always had a set bed time during the school year and on the weekends it's an hour later. We follow that with the summer too. My niece is 12 so she'll get to go to bed at 10pm but when she was younger it was at an earlier time. She now and then asks if she can stay up as long as she wants but we keep telling her no as well.

Summer around here is so busy that we usually aren't even eating until at least 7pm, so bedtime for my 7 yr old is much later than her usual 8 during the school year. I tell her that in the summer 9 is bedtime, but it doesn't usually work out between all the evening activities and then bath time. We are much more relaxed in the summer on bedtime, but we do pay for it come August when we try to get ready for school again.

I'd give them a bedtime as they are still young. When they get older, maybe around 10 years old, you can start letting them stay up later or even as late as they want (if they're smart enough to actually get some rest) but for now keep their bedtime. You said it was 8:30, maybe give them 9:00 as their bedtime now. They're young and the change would be easy on them. If you need to gradually change their bedtime so it's easy for them to get used to. Especially when school is ready to start again, have them going to bed earlier about a week early. It will make the transition better. Good luck!

My kids go to bed around 8 now, and we read and watch tv and stuff together, then the tv goes off at 9. In the summer we'll probably let them stay up til 9 and then read and what not til 930-10. I wont get any me time however, because I will have to get up the same time, like 5ish am with my infant :( Sucks, but I don't want them to feel like everyone else gets to stay up and they are stuck in bed :(

During the school year my kids go to bed at 8pm (at least that is the goal!). During the summer, we will probably move it back to 8:30pm. There are times when we will be out and about and that won't happen. My kids seem to be early risers no matter what time they go to bed, so the earlier to bed the better for them. . .and me. A few weeks before school starts again we will push the time back to 8pm just to get them into the routine. Whatever you do, try to be as consistent as possible.

Let her staay up until 9:00