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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, because sleep is the glue that holds people together.  I judge parents who are highly-educated and *don't* pay attention to something as fundamental as their children's sleep needs.[/quote]

I don’t understand parents who provide no reliable day-to-day structure for their kids. Isn’t that called neglect?[/quote]

You do understand that bedtime is not the only way to provide structure, though, right? It seems like you don't, so here are some things that provide structure that don't require people to tell other people whether they're tired.

Family meals
School
Daily chores
Team or group activities
Jobs
Church[/quote]

First PP - sure, but sleep is fundamental to health in ways that the above list generally is not.  It's not about "telling other people whether they're tired," it's about valuing the importance of sleep and teaching your kids healthy sleep habits.  [/quote]

Well, A, the comment was about structure, so I responded with fun facts about structure.

B, if you're teaching kids to be healthy, they should be learning to listen to their bodies and learning what they need to do to get enough sleep.

I have signed up for each of my kids' colleges' FB groups, and the number of parents who don't trust their kids to figure out the elements of physical, mental, social, and emotional health -- that is, food, sleep, academics, personal interactions, etc? The mind reels.

Parents: Turn over as much responsibility to your kids as soon as you reasonably can. Accept that they will screw up occasionally. They will learn.[/quote]

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