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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The science on sleep totally supports you pulling him out, OP. I think you already know that though. Don't feel like you should have validation for your decision from other parents because you're probably not going to get it. Most people are fine with late nights for their kids. [/quote]

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The truth is: « in the short term, a lack of adequate sleep can affect judgment, mood, ability to learn and retain information, and may increase the risk of serious accidents and injury. In the long term, chronic sleep deprivation may lead to a host of health problems including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even early mortality.«. But that’s only if you believe Harvard Medical school.

http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/consequences[/quote]

I agree and I’m in the minority. For a 13-year old- getting off the field 9:30-9:45, getting home 10pm, showering/snack, bed 10:45 is too late for a kid that has to get up by 6:30am.

People will do anything these days.  Nobody has backbone to say it’s ridiculous so they all go along with it.  [b]None of these kids are going to be sports superstars.[/b][/quote]

Don’t know about sports superstars, but many of the kids* of the parents you are sneering at will end up as recruited athletes at good to great colleges, and they’ll be both happy and academically successful there. They will almost certainly not get 10-12 hours of sleep in season, but will deeply enjoy the chances they get to sleep in.  What do you think that your super well-rested kids will be doing that is so superior to that?

*And many of these large night sports practicers won’t be recruited athletes. They’ll just enjoy playing for their HS. None of them will look back and say they wished they spent more time at home obeying their parents’ dictates about sleep.

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