How many hours do your 9 and 12 year olds sleep?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:10 year old - 8-9 but is a night owl so will keep himself up as long as possible. Some people need more sleep than others. Mine can function on 6-7 hours.

Sounds like my DD. She’s 12 and has hit puberty already. She sleeps from about 10 or 11pm to 6 am.

[Anonymous]

DS just turned 13. He sleeps 9 hours (10-7)

[Anonymous]

OP here,

Thanks for everyone who answered! I was expecting a more typical DCUM thread where people told me I was an awful parent for not knowing how long my kids sleep.

I think we're going to start with aiming for 11 hours for the 9 year old and 10.5 for the 12 year old, and then we can adjust from there if need be.

[Anonymous]

10 year old sleeps about 11 hours, bedtime 7:45.

13 year old sleeps about 10 hours, 8:30 bedtime.

Both boys.

[Anonymous]

11yo DS- 8:45-6:45 (10hrs)
11yo DD- 10:00- 6:45 (8hrs45min)
9yo DS- 8:45- 6:44 (10hrs)

They all have the sAme bedtime but my DD genuinely needs less sleep. She reads until I make her turn out the light at 10. I gave up years ago- she is healthy, bright, and happy even if it seems like too little sleep. She has always been this way!

[Anonymous]

11

[Anonymous]

13 YO son. Not hit puberty. 9:45-7:15 weekdays. 11-9 (ish) on weekends.

Same with 15 YO daughter. She’ll sleep in more on weekends though.