What is a good bedtime?

My 7 year old starts getting ready for bed at 8:30 and is usually asleep by 9:30. I do let him stay up a bit later on weekends, but not too much later. I think you have fine bedtimes for your kids. Kids need more sleep than adults do.

On a school night 8 30 is about the perfact bed time, and on the weekends about ten. Because you do not want to get the kids out of going to bed at the right time this works out about perfect. Plus keeps you from having to carry them to bed when then fell asleep in the living room.

my kids have the same bed time no matter what day od the week it is. what thay stay up later on a weekend it disrupts their internal schedual. making them more tired and grumpy the whole week. i find for the best results t stick to a set bed and rise time no matter what is going on.

Only you can make a decision like that for your kids. You know what their personalities are like & how much sleep they need to be well rested. My kids are home schooled & we all seem to be naturally night owls, so I don't give them a bedtime per say. But when I see that they are beginning to get over-tired, it's off to bed no matter what time.

I know alot of people that put there children to bed and 8 or 8:30. I seems to be a good time. I believe children are suppose to get about 9 or 10 hours a night.

I agree with 8/8:30pm. And it's true that by the time they go to sleep is later than when you put them to bed!

I think that those are great times..i dont think its too early at all..especially knowing there ages,,and knwoing how hard it is to get kids up in the morning lol..and fo rwhomever is telling you,,that its too early..let them take your kids for a week and let them see why they need to go to bed atthat time..i garentee they will understand! lol..Skylar is ready at about 8pm every night..and he falls to sleep within 2 mins..and any later and its impossible to wake him up..lol..so just ignore whoever is saying that,,u know in ur heart and mind your doing the best thing for your girls..:) love ya girl!

I think 8:30 is a Perfect bedtime for School Nights. When I was a young child my bedtime was 8:30 and my younger nieces and nephews their bedtime is 8:30 as well. I think that most parents usually use 8:00 or 8:30 for a bed time. I think 9:00 PM is the exact limit for younger children and I think 10:00PM is perfect for the weekends.

I belive you are right , kids needs their rest. I do let min stay up later on weekends but i find the youngest two olny make it a hour later.

let them develop their own sleep habit, sleep when they feel it to!