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[quote=Anonymous]No idea. I go to bed 11ish and sometimes my kids (twins starting Jr year) are asleep, sometimes talking on the phone.

We are focused on preparing them to be adults so they are responsible for getting themselves up and to school on time. If they take care of their responsibilities, we will not micromanage. If they don't, they lose their phone for 24 hours. We implemented this plan a year ago and it has been very effective. They know we mean business (loss of phone goes for chores and other responsibilities as well). They are learning how to manage their time and themselves through natural consequences. Stay up until 2am on TikTok and you will likely sleep through your alarm or feel exhausted all day at school!

In two years they may be moving away to school. Important for them to learn now how to be responsible. And, one of my kids has ADHD with some serious exec function challenges. After years of struggling to figure out how to get him more organized, loss of phone has been a very powerful motivator for him to figure some things out for himself, which gives me confidence that he will be better prepared for whatever is next for him after high school.[/quote]

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