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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not healthy at ANY AGE.

Every age group needs full, good quality sleep. Long-term sleep deprivation is a significant contributor to dementia and cardiovascular risks. Adolescents' body clocks shift to later sleep times naturally, so it's not like a teen getting up at 4 is better than a child waking up at 4.

I have one kid who has always been a late riser (he has borderline sleep apnea that is not treatable with a cpap), and one kid who has always been an early riser... but not 4:30am. More like 5:30.

I am not damaging either of them by having that sort of schedule. Honestly, I think it's tantamount to child abuse, even if the child doesn't realize it and wants to swim at that time in the morning.

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You do realize that kids who do early morning practices can and should go to bed early, right?

My kid started 430am practices in 8th grade/age 13 and he was always  in bed by 730pm. I can bet that even on practice days he gets more sleep than other kids I know whose parents joke they they are up on their phones until midnight. I also know kid who do dance or other sports with late practices and don't get home or go to bed until 10 or 11pm.

I have also never forced my kid to do morning practices. It has 100% been his choice. He puts himself to bed early and has never complained about getting up for morning practice.

I agree that it's not for everyone and I know top level kids who don't do morning practices, but it can and does work for some kids and families.

Now would I ever put an elementary age kids in practice this early- hell no. But we did do a year of 630 am practices when my kids were young, but it was only 2 mornings a week.

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