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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Usually every day but Sunday pp[/quote]

In the water?  That is tough for high school.  When do they do homework?  [/quote]

DC schedule.  School finishes close to 3, on the water by 4 - till 6 or 6.30.   Getting out of G'town to Rockville, about an hour, so we're settling in the house by 7.30/8.   Off to bed until 11 or so.  HW from 11 - till 3 or later depending, or don't go straight to bed (if they have energy), and stay up till 12 or 1.  So on a good night DC gets 4+, on a great night 6. It's a lot easier for kids who live closer to where they practice.  Some schools practice in the morning - now that's tough.[/quote]

Ugh, that is horrible[/quote]

That is one of the stupidest things I've heard of.  If true, I have no problem in being judgmental and saying it is an abdication of responsibility on the part of the parent.  I wish you'd mention it to your pediatrician so you could learn about the importance of sleep to teenagers.  I also pray your child never drives because they could fall asleep behind the wheel.

I would note that this is not about the rowing -- clearly the child is spending way too much time on homework (or in their room with the computer on with part of the time spent on homework).  A child home by 7:30 - 8:00 pm (pretty standard for private school kids who play a varsity sport who have some sort of commute) does not need to get only 4-6 hours of sleep per night.  If this is done in pursuit of the perfect college then that is just misguided.

Please do not think this is normal.  I have kids, am a teacher, and have coached high school sports and this is not normal by any means.  [/quote]

Two honors classes , and 1 AP. 4 hours is the norm, as there is homework in every subject most nights, with Calc+ being the most time consuming one. And when you're tired, it takes longer to complete x amount of math problems/and watch video lectures.[/quote] DC is normally asleep to and from school, and power naps in homeroom.  If they've had a rough night, doesn't happen often, they would go to the nurses office and sleep for 15 minutes.[/quote]

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