Hey visitors: Put your kids to bed

[Anonymous]

Visitors/family with kids, this is not a vacation from your parental duties just because aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins are around. Get off the iPad, peel away from the conversation, pause the DVR and go put your kids to bed properly.

Why are you letting your young kids stay up more than an hour past their normal bedtime, for several nights in a row? The rest if the adults in the house should be able to have some quiet, relaxing, kid-free time...we want to chat with the other adults. ESPECIALLY those of us who have kids and did the right thing and put them to bed properly.

[Anonymous]

relax, it's vacation. I'm pretty strict with bedtime normally, but when I go to my sister's house, there have been times when we let them stay up past their bedtime because we're busy chatting and catching up, and the kids are fine. Family get togethers include children, too.

Maybe they think it's nice for the kids to be around their cousins, aunts, uncles whom they don't see that often, so they let them stay up longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:relax, it's vacation. I'm pretty strict with bedtime normally, but when I go to my sister's house, there have been times when we let them stay up past their bedtime because we're busy chatting and catching up, and the kids are fine. Family get togethers include children, too.

Maybe they think it's nice for the kids to be around their cousins, aunts, uncles whom they don't see that often, so they let them stay up longer.

You're only thinking of yourself and your kids. If there are other adults in the house, consider that they may have seen quite enough of Little Billy for the day.

[Anonymous]

As long as they kids are behaving, what's the big deal?
We still manage to have our adult chats when the kids are awake.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. I hate it when parents think they can go into "whatever" mode on vacation when it affects others in the house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Visitors/family with kids, this is not a vacation from your parental duties just because aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins are around. Get off the iPad, peel away from the conversation, pause the DVR and go put your kids to bed properly.

Why are you letting your young kids stay up more than an hour past their normal bedtime, for several nights in a row? The rest if the adults in the house should be able to have some quiet, relaxing, kid-free time...we want to chat with the other adults. ESPECIALLY those of us who have kids and did the right thing and put them to bed properly.

I agree with you, but it's your house, so you need to tell them. "It's time for the kids to go to bed now."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. I hate it when parents think they can go into "whatever" mode on vacation when it affects others in the house!

what is "whatever" mode? Like letting them run around and yell? Or, letting them stay up an extra hour to hang out with their relatives whom they don't see that often? I don't classify both as "whatever" mode, just the first one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:relax, it's vacation. I'm pretty strict with bedtime normally, but when I go to my sister's house, there have been times when we let them stay up past their bedtime because we're busy chatting and catching up, and the kids are fine. Family get togethers include children, too.

Maybe they think it's nice for the kids to be around their cousins, aunts, uncles whom they don't see that often, so they let them stay up longer.

You're only thinking of yourself and your kids. If there are other adults in the house, consider that they may have seen quite enough of Little Billy for the day.

Unless the kid is being obnoxious, why would one think this? If the adult doesn't like it, the adult can go to bed, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:relax, it's vacation. I'm pretty strict with bedtime normally, but when I go to my sister's house, there have been times when we let them stay up past their bedtime because we're busy chatting and catching up, and the kids are fine. Family get togethers include children, too.

Maybe they think it's nice for the kids to be around their cousins, aunts, uncles whom they don't see that often, so they let them stay up longer.

You are tired and Lady. Outvyiyr snowflakes to bed and give thecrestbif is some QUIET time.

[Anonymous]

How old? My 3 year old does not sleep well on vacation. Our options are, one of us has to go to bed with him, where he will be too out of sorts to go to sleep, anyway, we can let him yell and scream if we leave him alone in the unfamiliar room, or we can let him stay up late. We've learned by experience that staying up late is the best option for all involved.

OP, some kids just don't function well while away.

[Anonymous]

How do you know what time their bedtime is did your kids go to bed at the exact same time every night?

Maybe you are uptight because your mo had you on a strict schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:relax, it's vacation. I'm pretty strict with bedtime normally, but when I go to my sister's house, there have been times when we let them stay up past their bedtime because we're busy chatting and catching up, and the kids are fine. Family get togethers include children, too.

Maybe they think it's nice for the kids to be around their cousins, aunts, uncles whom they don't see that often, so they let them stay up longer.

You are tired and Lady. Outvyiyr snowflakes to bed and give thecrestbif is some QUIET time.

And you sound drunk!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old? My 3 year old does not sleep well on vacation. Our options are, one of us has to go to bed with him, where he will be too out of sorts to go to sleep, anyway, we can let him yell and scream if we leave him alone in the unfamiliar room, or we can let him stay up late. We've learned by experience that staying up late is the best option for all involved.

OP, some kids just don't function well while away.

I'm a PP, and so what? One of you has to go to bed with him then. Or stay in a hotel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old? My 3 year old does not sleep well on vacation. Our options are, one of us has to go to bed with him, where he will be too out of sorts to go to sleep, anyway, we can let him yell and scream if we leave him alone in the unfamiliar room, or we can let him stay up late. We've learned by experience that staying up late is the best option for all involved.

OP, some kids just don't function well while away.

I'm a PP, and so what? One of you has to go to bed with him then. Or stay in a hotel.

Amen.

[Anonymous]

If this kind of thing bothers you then don't invite people w/ small children and flexible parenting to stay at your house.