I am the sleep czar in my house. I believe in bedtime routines, long as well as regular naps on a schedule, as well as great deals of sleep. My kids can even recite Weissbluth’s “sleep rules” by heart. As we have had much more kids — as well as those kids have gotten older — things have loosened up, however only a bit. Bedtime was at 6:30 for my child as an infant as well as is 7:30 now that he’s in elementary school.
This recent research study shows that kids who get much more sleep function better. Duh.
But I take problem with this bit quote:
“Going to bed one hour earlier, that’s not a great deal to ask a family, can make a huge difference in terms of a child’s daytime behavior,” states Dr. Meltzer.
Not a great deal to ask a family. Huh? Really?
Let’s look at my kids’ evening routine:
5:30 Full-on sprint mode. I make dinner; the 5YO as well as 7YO view something on PBS; infant hangs on me or them.
6:00 dinner time. The youngsters as well as I are eating by the time my hubby gets house at 6:22.
6:45 Our 1YO is melting down as well as we scurry him off to a 7:00 bedtime. huge youngsters hit the bath or their evening routine.
7:00 infant is in bed. begin reading to the bigs.
7:30 huge youngsters in bed. in some cases smooth, in some cases not.
And they get up at around 6:30am on institution days. So, exactly how might we potentially back that up by one full hour?
What’s it like in your house?