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[quote=Anonymous]10yo sleeps ~9.5 hours (930p-7a)
7yo sleeps ~10 hours (930p-730a)

Just like adults, kids require different amounts of sleep, there's no universal number. A reasonable range? Sure, most reputable sources (CDC, Mayo Clinic, etc.) say 9-12 hours for kids our age (6-12yo).

I think our 7yo would benefit from an additional 30 mins sleep, but even if we lights-out early at 8p or 830p she can't seem to fall asleep much before 930p (and yes, we've tried a wide variety of approaches to encourage earlier drifting off to sleep time). 730a is the latest wake up time to reliably get to school on time, but in the summer she tends to sleep the additional 30 mins until 8a. I'm just glad school doesn't start any earlier than it does.

Research also generally suggests best to go to bed after sunset (to best align with body's natural cycle of melatonin release / circadian rhythms)... but definitely before midnight (even for adults) to ensure we get enough of the most restorative deep sleep cycles in before morning light enters the room.

Some people are early risers, some are more night owls, but we all do our best within the constraints of school times, activities, family logistics, and individual preferences.

But around here, we've got 6 months of late sunset (715-830p), 4 months of early sunset (445-6p), and 2 months in between. As such, even when our kids were younger they rarely went to bed before 8-830p so we could keep a pretty consistent year-round sleep schedule without putting them down before dusk.[/quote]

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