At what grade did your kid start sacrificing sleep for homework, activities, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS is short and will be short as an adult (genetics). He stopped his sport at the end of 7th grade and didn't do anything in 8th grade. He grew 4 inches that year because he got so much sleep. I will never again allow him to do so much that he isn't getting enough sleep. It isn't worth it. He will never be enough of an athlete, musician, etc to get the type of recognition that colleges want to see.

Seriously? You think he grew because he got more sleep?

[Anonymous]

It's INCREDIBLY hard in HS. Even if your kid is not overscheduled. They also think they know best. Let your 5th grader sleep. Forget the HW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS is short and will be short as an adult (genetics). He stopped his sport at the end of 7th grade and didn't do anything in 8th grade. He grew 4 inches that year because he got so much sleep. I will never again allow him to do so much that he isn't getting enough sleep. It isn't worth it. He will never be enough of an athlete, musician, etc to get the type of recognition that colleges want to see.

Seriously? You think he grew because he got more sleep?

Approximately 75% of the human growth hormone is produced during sleep so it is quite possible that kids and teens not getting enough sleep or not getting enough sleep when your body produces the hormone (about an hour after you first fall asleep) can exhibit growth issues.

[Anonymous]

7th grade. Late nights working on projects because of poor time management/procrastination. Gotta learn the hard way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS is short and will be short as an adult (genetics). He stopped his sport at the end of 7th grade and didn't do anything in 8th grade. He grew 4 inches that year because he got so much sleep. I will never again allow him to do so much that he isn't getting enough sleep. It isn't worth it. He will never be enough of an athlete, musician, etc to get the type of recognition that colleges want to see.

Seriously? You think he grew because he got more sleep?

Approximately 75% of the human growth hormone is produced during sleep so it is quite possible that kids and teens not getting enough sleep or not getting enough sleep when your body produces the hormone (about an hour after you first fall asleep) can exhibit growth issues.

It did not make a difference if 4 inches in a year; a year in which, coincidentally, many kids have a growth spurt. That is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

My exH never could handle homework so starting in 3rd grade, we were cutting down fun activities so DD could finish her HW before heading to his house for the weekly stay over. By 6th grade, she was starting to stay up late

We’re heading into HS. The last judge we had sucked. He said he thought we had a good system and it didn’t matter if dad isn’t able to provide an ideal hw environment. All I asked for was a designated space like a desk in her room over there and time when dad’s friends aren’t wandering in and out drinking beer and playing loud music.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My exH never could handle homework so starting in 3rd grade, we were cutting down fun activities so DD could finish her HW before heading to his house for the weekly stay over. By 6th grade, she was starting to stay up late

We’re heading into HS. The last judge we had sucked. He said he thought we had a good system and it didn’t matter if dad isn’t able to provide an ideal hw environment. All I asked for was a designated space like a desk in her room over there and time when dad’s friends aren’t wandering in and out drinking beer and playing loud music.

Buy her a desk for $40. How is it so hard? Or even a lap table for $10 for her bed. HW is not going to be a judge's priority over a relationship.

[Anonymous]

Not until the last two years of high school.

Your child needs some structure and organizational help. There is no reason, even in the toughest school, to start this early.

[Anonymous]

Junior year of high school.

[Anonymous]

10th grade.

[Anonymous]

My kids didn't start losing sleep from homework until high school. What time are your kids starting their hw? If after dinner, maybe they could start after school?

[Anonymous]

Sleep must not be sacrificed for anything, least of all homework and activities. Sleep is critically important for growth, maturity, good behavior, and to be a balanced and happy individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sleep must not be sacrificed for anything, least of all homework and activities. Sleep is critically important for growth, maturity, good behavior, and to be a balanced and happy individual.

Would you be fine if your kid did poorly in school due to failure to complete homework so long as he had what you deem sufficient sleep every night? Ok with the kid having limited activities and attending no parties? Just trying to figure out what things you think are sufficiently important to occasionally impinge on sleep.

Also, what’s your plan for sleep monitoring when the kid is in college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:High school.

If a middle schooler can't get enough sleep and do activities, I'd be cutting back on their activities.

Same. For DS, who isn't involved in any heavy-time-commitment EC's, it's just now in junior year that he's having late nights because he's in 3 AP classes. DD, a freshman, has had some late nights because she's been doing marching band + all highest-level classes. But now that marching band is done, I expect her to be more consistently in bed at 9:30.

[Anonymous]

My kids are competitive swimmers with a lot of homework, so since about 5th grade. It's really tough with early morning practice, but they are learning the art of napping.