What is a good bedtime for a 7 year old and a 5 year old?

Question

What is a good bedtime for a 7 year old and a 5 year old?

Answer 1

830 pm

Answer 2

My wife and I put our 5yr old and 10yr old to bed by 8pm. We read to them for15 minutes each so by 8:30pm we'll be along to watch TV or just have our alone time which is very important to us. If your not married you'll have plenty of time for your own alone time with out the kids asking for something. Be prepared for them to be ready to be up by 6:30am or 7am. Good luck....

Answer 3

The seven-year-old should get to stay up a little later since he or she is older.

I would suggest that on school nights, they go to bed at 8:30 (age 7)  and 8:00 (age 5), and that they be allowed to stay up an hour later on weekends.  During the summer, it's your choice.

Answer 4

I think it depends on the child some require more sleep than others but I would aim to get the children to sleep for a full 9 hours.  Give it fifteen minutes ahead of time to get a bed time story in there.  So like 9 hours and fifteen minutes, start counting back from the time you would like them to wake up.

Answer 5

9 pm during schooldays, 10 pm during weekends and vacations (spring and summer and holidays).

Answer 6

I would say 9 for the 7 year old and 8 or 8:30 for the 5 year old.

Answer 7

8pm not too early- and not too late

Answer 8

Five year old 8-8:30

Seven year old 9

That's what we do anyway :)

Answer 9

8:30pm hands down that is the time my kids are in bed

Answer 10

I'd say 8:00 hour for weekdays and let them stay up til 9 on weekends.

Answer 11

I have a 7 year old.  She goes to bed between 8:30 and 9 p.m.  When school starts, I'll try to get her between 8 and 8:30 p.m.  The 5 year old the same.

Answer 12

My mom always made us be to bed by 8 pm. Doesn't matter the age, just everyone had to be in bed by 8. We didn't necessarily have to be asleep, but we had to be IN bed, being quiet.

At the time, I hated it, but looking back, I think it was a really good thing. And if you have a uniform time when everyone goes to bed, there is no bickering over "well so-and-so go to stay up later".

When I was older and was talking to my mom about it, she said she did it that way so there would be no bickering, and also because if she got us to bed at the same time every night, she knew that she had 2 or 3 hours before she went to bed to get things done that were just easier to do when not having to look after the children.

Whatever time you choose, I am definitely all for the SAME time for everyone.

Realistically, WHY does being older mean getting to stay up later? Makes no sense.

EDIT: Also, if they are 'not tired', it does not matter. We had to be IN bed by 8. No excuses. If we were not tired, we were allowed to read a book or something, as long as we were quiet.

You have to remember...YOU are the one in charge, NOT them. Drives me insane when I go to my one girlfriend's house. Her kids run that house. She has no control whatsoever. The adult is the one in charge and you need to make that very clear. No pushing the limits. Make the rules and stick with them.

This is not being mean. This is helping to keep your family organized and running smoothly. If you just spend those last 2 or 3 hours of the day arguing with the kids over when they are going to get to bed, what have you actually accomplished? Nothing.

Answer 13

8:30 or 9

Answer 14

8:30 during the school year and 9:00 during the summer.

Answer 15

for my boys(almost 7 and 5 and a half) weekdays at 8.00 pm and weekends/holidays 9.00 pm. Sometimes in the weekdays they are not tired at all at 8.00,then we push it to 8.30.

Answer 16

If there is a day that they do not have to wake up, count the hours that they slept.  Friday evening put them to bed at a normal hour and then see what time they wake up on their own.  At 5 and 7 years of age, it will take some time for them to wind down so whatever hour you set, try to keep those hours.  It helps a lot if they eat around 5-6 p.m., take a bath and get ready for bed and then they can have some free time until 8 p.m. When 8 p.m. rolls around, they can read, pray or have some kind of quiet toy routine for bedtime.  It really works and they are happy to have a schedule even though it appears they are trying to do everything under the sun to get out of bedtime.