Hellobee Boards Topic: Do your kids ever object to sleeping before it's dark out? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:13:26 +0000 Mrs. High Heels on "Do your kids ever object to sleeping before it's dark out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-ever-object-to-sleeping-before-its-dark-out#post-2243220 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:29:34 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2243220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When does it get dark in NYC?</p> <p>It gets dark by 8-8:30 pm here, and the kid's bedtimes are usually after that.... so we don't really get that complaint! If they do sleep earlier, they either skipped a nap and are so tired anyway that it's pretty easy to get them down. </p> autumnlove on "Do your kids ever object to sleeping before it's dark out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-ever-object-to-sleeping-before-its-dark-out#post-2243215 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:23:27 +0000 autumnlove 2243215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet! </p> lamariniere on "Do your kids ever object to sleeping before it's dark out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-ever-object-to-sleeping-before-its-dark-out#post-2243212 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:21:54 +0000 lamariniere 2243212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily no. At the peak of summer it isn't dark until 10:30 here. </p> MamaBehr on "Do your kids ever object to sleeping before it's dark out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-ever-object-to-sleeping-before-its-dark-out#post-2243153 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:06:02 +0000 MamaBehr 2243153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES! My five year old argues with us all the time about it! We have black out curtains now, and it helps a little but not really. I would let her stay up if she would sleep in then, but she doesn't. She's up every day at 6:45 no mater what time she goes to bed! </p> mrbee on "Do your kids ever object to sleeping before it's dark out?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-kids-ever-object-to-sleeping-before-its-dark-out#post-2243147 Wed, 22 Jul 2015 14:59:04 +0000 mrbee 2243147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the winter, we told the kids one day that they had to sleep because it was dark out. Well that's totally backfired on us, because now they object to going to bed when it's still light outside! #parentingfail </p> <p>We may need to upgrade our blackout shades. Or just explain that in the summer, it takes longer to get dark. Either way, I wish we had never mentioned the darkness rule!</p> <p>Do your kids ever object to sleeping before it's dark out? </p>