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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm always surprised to see kids with absurdly early bedtimes. I realize all kids are different and some are lower energy than others, but I can't get mine to even eat dinner before 7pm - they want to play outside with their friends. Our street is super tight knit, all the kids get major FOMO if they're forced to go in very early. The amount of moms I've met over the years who send their kids to bed early with iPads so they can chug alcohol... smh. Not saying this is you, OP. I just hope these "early to bed" folks are doing it legitimately for their kids. [/quote]

I would guess your street is more the anomaly. We are an early bedtime house. But in my experience, people who put their kids to bed early are the kinds who limit screen time and are more anal about sleep hygiene, school readiness, and behavior (for better or worse). There's not a lot of neighborhoods these days where the kids are all out playing every day, instead of inside with electronics or out at "activities." Our street doesn't have any kids younger than HS age, and mine are all in elem, so it's a little bit of a crapshoot even if you are in a neighborhood setting. My friends whose kids have late bedtimes tend to care less about school and more about sports, can't get the kids to sleep in their own rooms, or they are just too burnt out to enforce rules/ don't have a helpful spouse. Others come from a different cultural background where approaches to bedtime are different. The fact that your kids are outside running around with friends is awesome though.[/quote]

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