MCPS High School 7:45am for teens is to early

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Anonymous wrote:Those of you who are skeptical about teenagers needing more sleep and their changing circadian rhythms should ask your children’s doctor or any teen psychologist that you know. See what they say about later high school start times and whether MCPS is behind the curve on this issue


I know they almost need as much sleep as younger children, but that's why I make my teens go to bed early. It's not that hard if you take the phones away.


Amen sister. No screens at all after 9pm in our house. If they need to finish their homework maybe but next time they need to budget time earlier in the day. Or get up earlier in the morning to finish.

I did this at the advice of our pediatrician, FWIW.


We do the exact same thing. It seems like some people are simply against parenting their children.


You actually just sound incredibly privileged, entitled, and childish. So many parents work nights and aren’t there to ensure their kids don’t use screens. Also, as someone else pointed out, they can occupy themselves with things other than phones (but apparently your kids aren’t creative enough and just go to bed when they have no screen time, so I’d look in the mirror before coming for other parents)


If you take away screens, kids will find another way to amuse themselves. Stop blaming screens. Be a parent.


Sometimes being a parent IS taking away the screens. Screens have a well documented affect on melatonin. It's not always about kids doing something in the absence of screens, it's about being able to fall asleep. Reading a book before bed does not have the same effect as surfing the internet.


You are making huge assumptions that all kids have screens at night. Ours have them to do homework/schoolwork and that's it but unlike yours, ours are in activities and busy during the week. Stop blaming screens. If your kids have access to them at night, you are th problem.


And teens also need to learn to occupy themselves without screens and constant organized activities. Overscheduilng is just as bad as too much screen tine.


It’s sad you don’t encourage activities. Why wouldn’t you encourage your kids interests. Oh wait, your come first.


Why are you so obsessed with activities? Kids can have a great childhood with limited activities or none at all even.


Sure they can, but if they have interests why wouldn't you support them in activities that teach them those skills? Are you too lazy to take them? Isn't exercise a good thing?


No I'm not too lazy to take them and never said they could take do activities I'm just going to limit them to what I feel is appropriate. Isn't that what any parent does?
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Anonymous wrote:Those of you who are skeptical about teenagers needing more sleep and their changing circadian rhythms should ask your children’s doctor or any teen psychologist that you know. See what they say about later high school start times and whether MCPS is behind the curve on this issue


I know they almost need as much sleep as younger children, but that's why I make my teens go to bed early. It's not that hard if you take the phones away.


Amen sister. No screens at all after 9pm in our house. If they need to finish their homework maybe but next time they need to budget time earlier in the day. Or get up earlier in the morning to finish.

I did this at the advice of our pediatrician, FWIW.


We do the exact same thing. It seems like some people are simply against parenting their children.


You actually just sound incredibly privileged, entitled, and childish. So many parents work nights and aren’t there to ensure their kids don’t use screens. Also, as someone else pointed out, they can occupy themselves with things other than phones (but apparently your kids aren’t creative enough and just go to bed when they have no screen time, so I’d look in the mirror before coming for other parents)


If you take away screens, kids will find another way to amuse themselves. Stop blaming screens. Be a parent.


Sometimes being a parent IS taking away the screens. Screens have a well documented affect on melatonin. It's not always about kids doing something in the absence of screens, it's about being able to fall asleep. Reading a book before bed does not have the same effect as surfing the internet.


You are making huge assumptions that all kids have screens at night. Ours have them to do homework/schoolwork and that's it but unlike yours, ours are in activities and busy during the week. Stop blaming screens. If your kids have access to them at night, you are th problem.


Look, do what works for you. I’ll keep doing what helps get my kids a good night sleep. Toodles!
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Anonymous wrote:Those of you who are skeptical about teenagers needing more sleep and their changing circadian rhythms should ask your children’s doctor or any teen psychologist that you know. See what they say about later high school start times and whether MCPS is behind the curve on this issue


I know they almost need as much sleep as younger children, but that's why I make my teens go to bed early. It's not that hard if you take the phones away.


Amen sister. No screens at all after 9pm in our house. If they need to finish their homework maybe but next time they need to budget time earlier in the day. Or get up earlier in the morning to finish.

I did this at the advice of our pediatrician, FWIW.


We do the exact same thing. It seems like some people are simply against parenting their children.


You actually just sound incredibly privileged, entitled, and childish. So many parents work nights and aren’t there to ensure their kids don’t use screens. Also, as someone else pointed out, they can occupy themselves with things other than phones (but apparently your kids aren’t creative enough and just go to bed when they have no screen time, so I’d look in the mirror before coming for other parents)


If you take away screens, kids will find another way to amuse themselves. Stop blaming screens. Be a parent.


Sometimes being a parent IS taking away the screens. Screens have a well documented affect on melatonin. It's not always about kids doing something in the absence of screens, it's about being able to fall asleep. Reading a book before bed does not have the same effect as surfing the internet.


You are making huge assumptions that all kids have screens at night. Ours have them to do homework/schoolwork and that's it but unlike yours, ours are in activities and busy during the week. Stop blaming screens. If your kids have access to them at night, you are th problem.


Look, do what works for you. I’ll keep doing what helps get my kids a good night sleep. Toodles!


And yet, here you are on screens.
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I'm so glad i live in a district that has some sense, all grade levels start at 8:15am and release at 3:00pm here not too early and not too late.
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