https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 14:01:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700830 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:55:36 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2700830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way. No one wants to hang out with an over tired 16 month old! Plus I want child free time with my friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700816 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:19:37 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2700816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@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 :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700791 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:13:12 +0000 sapphire 2700791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700746 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:17:07 +0000 winniebee 2700746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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).</p> <p>The younger one no, because he actually gets up earlier and is a cranky mess (he's 2). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700688 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:12:42 +0000 psw27 2700688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700633 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:31:53 +0000 lamariniere 2700633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700630 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:30:06 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2700630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! If I did that that means I would have to stay up later to. I look forward to bedtime. Rest for everyone. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700549 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:31:26 +0000 snowjewelz 2700549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700467 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 08:44:58 +0000 ValentineMommy 2700467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, but we would be open to it when they're a little older (our eldest just turned 4). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700464 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 08:39:33 +0000 Mamaof2 2700464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tinyperson: ugh! that's my kids too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700462 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 08:39:21 +0000 Mamaof2 2700462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If there are kids of similar ages there I might give a little but if its adult friends - no way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700445 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 08:06:23 +0000 caterw 2700445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700438 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 07:41:01 +0000 hellobeeboston 2700438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, especially my older son. The little one I can usually leave the group and put him to sleep quickly, and then re-join. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700424 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:52:53 +0000 mamainthesun 2700424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700423 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 06:27:27 +0000 avivoca 2700423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700403 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 02:05:37 +0000 birdofafeather 2700403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: this is what we do too for friends without kids! Get them to bed earlier so the adults can hang. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700402 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:51:06 +0000 PawPrints 2700402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700401 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:29:03 +0000 tinyperson 2700401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700399 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:20:49 +0000 katsupgirl 2700399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as it isn't a school night but she goes to bed on the later side anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-push-your-kids-bedtime-if-you-have-friends-over-late#post-2700392 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:46:31 +0000 mrbee 2700392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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!!</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Do you push your kids' bedtime if you have friends over late? </p>