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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's an idea that will cost the school system nothing.  FCPS should adopt a liberal tardy policy for middle schoolers. Your kids can roll in after they got their 8 hours of sleep, at the next class start time. The benefits of more sleep can only help them academically and it won't interrupt the students that are already there. It's a pretty genius idea, if I do say so myself. :)

And while we're at it, kick the boundary change can down the road instead. No one seems on board with those changes.[/quote]

Or, take away your middle schoolwrs phone by 9PM so they can fall asleep, and wake them up on time.

#BasicParentingSkills[/quote]

[b]Actually they need 9-12 hours of sleep[/b], it varies per child, and there is a natural tendency to stay up later.  A 9 PM bedtime would mean some kids would still need to sleep until 7-9 a.m., so they would still be sleep deprived with the same start times.  If the school really cares about sleep, and it's a health problem, it should be treated like any other illness or health condition--up to the parents' discretion.[/quote]

Actually, the CDC recommends 6-12 year olds get 9-12 hours of sleep per night and 13-18 year olds should get 8-10.  So really, the later start times for the elementary kids are ideal.  Shifting middle school no later than 8/830 am would get the middle schoolers 8 hours if they're in bed by 11, even more if they're in bed earlier. [/quote]

DP, it's not just about amount of sleep, but also when. Many ES kids are in bed by 8p or sooner and it's no problem for them to get to sleep then and/or adjust earlier. [b]MS/HS kids bodies are changing / have changed and a bedtime of 10pm is more normal, and trying to force sleep earlier is far more challenging for them.[/b]

Are there some kids who are exceptions at any/all ages? Sure. But we shouldn't have a policy of trying to force kids to sleep on schedules that aren't natural or appropriate for the vast majority of them.[/quote]

Nope, this is not the thing that you think it in. Kids aren't going to sleep late because of their changing bodies, LOL! They're going to sleep late because they have a lot to do/a lot that they want to do.[/quote]

The growth hormones are produced during sleep, so yes they do need extra sleep.[/quote]

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