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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will be the dissenting opinion and say no to 5am bedtimes for these college teens. In my house, my returning college kid has the same rules as my high schoolers. [b]In bed at midnight, phones and laptops off and plugged in downstairs, assigned chores,[/b] and expectation of summer job. Of course, there are exceptions... going to a party and back at 2am? No problem. But please be very, very quiet when you return.

I have several reasons for my house rules:
- Unless you have a night shift job, there is really no reason to be up at 3am.  What are they doing?  Roaming around at night?  Video-gaming for hours and hours? Diving into the cesspool of social media?  These seem unproductive at best and damaging at worst.
- Sleep is very important for health
- They have jobs during the day where they need to be alert, helpful, careful, and professional.
- I would prefer that they not live in my house after graduating from college, and I view my house rules as a gentle push toward finding a well paying job and an apartment.

Good luck, OP[/quote]

Time to land the helicopter. Let your 18+ years of parenting stand on its own.[/quote]

Okay, what? Your child is at college and when they come home you take their phone away?  [/quote]

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