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That is early, I'm in my twenties now and I remember we would sleep at no earlier then 8:30 but more often at nine on weekdays when we had school.
That is way too early, even for a young child!
You realize that your brain doesn't stop growing until age 26, right?
So when you have kids you may very well change your mind when you see what their body requires.
Then again you see kids even BABIES being dragged around all night long at Walmart and even stupid TJ MAXX with the mother perusing every department aimlessly while the kids are whining, exhausted and ignored.
That's different. I said if parents are home with the kid and have spent hours, it's different. I mean working parents. If you get home at 6 pm, hurry through dinner, homework, chores, bath, and have the kid asleep by 7, that leaves zero quality time, no time to chat, ask the child about his day. No time for a walk, bike ride, no playtime.
You just described the typical father in 1962. (Back when Father knew best.)
He kissed Kitten on the cheek right before she went to bed.
You are making the assumption that everyone has your schedule. Many people work other than 9-5.
I didn't assume that and I said I can see sending them off to their rooms by 6:30 pm if you're been home with them for hours, but for parents who work, that would give no time to spend with the kids if you work standard hours and have a standard commute. No way would i get home by 5 or 6 and send kids to their room by 6:30 or 7. There would be no time to play, ride horses or bikes, take a walk, play with dogs, sit and watch a little television, talk about stuff, work on projects, etc.
Well, the physical health of your kids, as outlined by their eating, exercise, and SLEEPING habits should come before your desire to assuage your guilt.
Well, the physical health of your kids, as outlined by their eating, exercise, and SLEEPING habits should come before your desire to assuage your guilt.
Guilt? What guilt? I didn't see anyone mentioning guilt. Or children in poor health physically or mentally.
I'm sure plenty of parents might say that YOU never wanted to spend much time with your kids if you worked until 6pm either.
Who is judge and jury of what is "proper" parenting?
The OP asked for opinions. In my opinion a 6:30 pm bedtime would be ridiculous if you won't get to spend any time at all with them. There were times I often worked until 5, with traffic made it home by 6. 30 minutes would be way too little time. My kids never needed 12 hours of sleep, l almost can't imagine that.
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