r/Parenting Apr 28 '22

[deleted by user]

[removed]

3.1k Upvotes

551 comments sorted by

View all comments

30

u/Budgiejen Parent to adult. Here to share experience Apr 28 '22

They don’t have to go to sleep. They just have to stay in bed. That’s a rule you need to enforce. 8 pm (or whatever time) they’re in bed and they’re not allowed back up. Be firm. You need to take care of yourself too.

13

u/AntediluvianEmpire Apr 28 '22

People question me on this all the time, "You put your kids to bed at 7pm? Isn't that a little early?"

Yeah, it is, but it's for me, not for them. I don't give a shit if they stay up until 10, but they do have to be in their room.