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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have always been a night owl. My parents told me I could stay up as late as I wanted but I had to be in my room after 9 pm.[/quote]

That's ridiculous beyond a certain age. It would be silly to expect my 15 year old to go to his room at 9.

OP, you'll just have to learn to adapt or be awake, I guess. Lock up before you go to bed and tell your kids to clean up any messes they make. My 15 and 13 year old are only interested in snacky food and fruit at night, so they don't make a mess in the kitchen; it's not like they are cooking. They stay inside; they aren't unlocking any doors.[/quote]

You sound like you live in a house where the kids make the house rules and you abide.  It is clear that DH and I make the rules and when the kids buy their own house, they make the rules.  Our house rule is everyone upstairs at 9, including us.  That's the house wind down time.  No screens, no food after this time. My kids already clean up after themselves (another house rule) at 6, 10, and 14 yo, so I don't have to clean anything before I go up.  Last person up turns off the lights (another rule).  I check the locks, as does DH.  We live Georgetown, so we normally leave them locked even during the day, but occasionally the kids leave the backdoor to the yard unlocked.

My 6 yo goes up at 7. The 10 yo up at 8.  Everyone else at 9.  I'm in bed by 930.  My 14 yo will read to all hours of the night, but she is learning the consequences of that behavior, so hopefully soon she'll be more responsible.  She doesn't have a "bed time".[/quote]

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