Last night we had a dinner party with some friends visiting from America, so we pushed bedtime a few hours! I forgot how much fun that can be... early bedtimes are such a drag when friends are over. Just when everyone is having a good time, it's light's out!!
Our kids' school doesn't start until 1 pm, so we can push bedtime here more often than we did in the past... but we usually don't, just because they already sleep pretty late.
Do you push your kids' bedtime if you have friends over late?
nectarine / 2280 posts
As long as it isn't a school night but she goes to bed on the later side anyway.
pomegranate / 3858 posts
Nope, but my older one gets up at 6 regardless of what time she went to bed so we all suffer if we push bedtime.
pomegranate / 3658 posts
More the opposite - we want to be extra sure to get her in bed by the regular time so the adults' evening can get started. This is how we spend most of our social weekend evenings.
pineapple / 12053 posts
@PawPrints: this is what we do too for friends without kids! Get them to bed earlier so the adults can hang.
watermelon / 14467 posts
Nope. It is zero fun for everyone. My youngest goes to bed at 6:30 and if you haven't started her bedtime routine by 6:22, she loses her mind. None of my friends understand and just say, "Oh, you can pUt her to bed here." No, I can't, but thanks.
apricot / 356 posts
Definitely ! Except if we have to wake up early the next day, but then we probably wouldn't have guests over anyway. When we have guests on the weekend, they usually have kids too, so they play together until they fall asleep !
honeydew / 7235 posts
Yeah, especially my older son. The little one I can usually leave the group and put him to sleep quickly, and then re-join.
persimmon / 1445 posts
All the time. Dd1 is low sleep needs and would go to bed at like 11 every night if I let her. She is pretty good company and our friends probably like her more than us lol.
squash / 13208 posts
If there are kids of similar ages there I might give a little but if its adult friends - no way!
pomelo / 5791 posts
Nope, but we would be open to it when they're a little older (our eldest just turned 4).
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Like.. half an hour at most... At 2 she isn't very good at sleeping in still. Being overtired at night will just get her up even earlier then next day 
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
No way! If I did that that means I would have to stay up later to. I look forward to bedtime. Rest for everyone. 
pineapple / 12566 posts
When they were little, we would keep bedtime. Now that they are a bit older (3 and 6) we let them stay up. On NYE they both stayed up until 3 am!
pomelo / 5220 posts
Occasionally on the weekends we will let him stay up an extra hour. But he never sleeps any later so usually we just suffer with a cranky toddler the next day.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
The older one, yes, because he will sleep in a little and isn't particularly cranky if he gets less sleep (he's almost 5).
The younger one no, because he actually gets up earlier and is a cranky mess (he's 2).
nectarine / 2173 posts
Nope! Bedtime is pretty strict around here. LO does t sleep in just because she stayed up late so it would mean a rough time the next day.
nectarine / 2028 posts
@PawPrints: Exactly. It was a bigger issue when my son was younger, but if he's in bed, that means I can actually relax and enjoy the evening without having to toddler-wrangle. My son goes to sleep at 8 so he's had plenty of time to socialize. Then it's my turn 
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
No way. No one wants to hang out with an over tired 16 month old! Plus I want child free time with my friends.
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