Hellobee Boards Topic: Late evening events with your child

Hellobee Boards Topic: Late evening events with your child https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:34:57 +0000 lemondrop on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2444165 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:51:31 +0000 lemondrop 2444165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just see how things go with the plan of staying out late with them. We go to the occasional sporting event with them and it's always been just fine. We also bring pajamas and change them into them before we head home. Greentea on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2444160 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:19:04 +0000 Greentea 2444160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would take my LO and wing it. If she starts freaking out or falls alseep, roll and adjust according. SweetiePie on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442504 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:30:42 +0000 SweetiePie 2442504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @rachiecakes: Exactly, that makes sense to me. If you know your kid is good with it, then cool. But we have friends who KNOW their kids are terrors past bedtime and they still always bring them and it truly ruins the event for everyone. I know mine doesn't do well at all with going more than an hour past bedtime (and that's only if he had excellent naps that day). So I almost always decline. SweetiePie on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442497 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:27:11 +0000 SweetiePie 2442497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We were also invited to a super bowl party and we declined. It just isn't worth it. For us to miss bedtime, it has to be a damn good reason! (But we are nutso about his sleep). I have a lot of friends who just force their kid to stay awake if there's something they want to do, and it is very weird to me. The kids end up melting down and being miserable which makes everyone miserable. mrsjyw on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442493 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:20:20 +0000 mrsjyw 2442493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We'd go and stay til at least half time if it was a decent game! I'd just put the babies in their jammies, they'd pass out in the car and we'd transfer them! We did this during the holidays no problem! Rainbow Sprinkles on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442388 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:36:31 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2442388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would just keep them out late, until they started melting down or seeming obviously tired. Then we'd go. Finfan on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442384 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:33:25 +0000 Finfan 2442384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In this situation, I would offer to host at our house. We have also just stayed the night with a pack and play. If they were friends we would see easily another time, I would decline one invite and then make plans for another. travelgirl1 on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442380 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:29:04 +0000 travelgirl1 2442380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would stay for maybe an hour past regular bedtime then take her home, and skip bath. DH would probably stay for the duration though. FaithFertility on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442379 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:25:55 +0000 FaithFertility 2442379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @winniebee: yes, we did that with my sisters wedding left at 8 changed her in jammies and she passed out in car and then transfered her to crib for night FaithFertility on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2442376 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 18:24:18 +0000 FaithFertility 2442376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Funny we are actually in this spot tonight! Best friends gender reveal party at 7 p.m. DH and her DH are best buds too DD bedtime is 7:30 I plan to stay as long as we can Hopefully no later than 8:30?! But definitely not before gender is revealed! Pray they do it right away :silly: Truth Bombs on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441994 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:22:43 +0000 Truth Bombs 2441994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If there are no other kids going I would pass. My kid would be bored with no friends in a house with no toys. I would have to entertain her the whole time and not get to engage with my friends anyway. We'll have a total of 6 adults and 5 kids here for the game but I'm setting up a bedroom for each kid. They are all great sleepers so I told my friends they can even just leave the kids here overnight and pick them up for school in the am if they don't want to wake them (we all live within a 5 minute radius of school). Mrs.KMM on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441905 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:36:01 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2441905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Personally, I'd stay for whole game and DD would either stay up or fall asleep there and we wake her to go home when it was over. edelweiss on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441877 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:16:43 +0000 edelweiss 2441877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ with the 6-month old, we wouldn't go. with the 3-year old, we would have him take a nap during the afternoon so he could stay up until 9 or so. but i'm not into pushing it back further than that. rachiecakes on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441868 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:11:23 +0000 rachiecakes 2441868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Do what works best for you & LOs. I know that my son will stay up until midnight NYE and be great. We take him to a lot of sporting events and he's fantastic. If he was a hot mess when he's tired or if he didn't do well the next day because of it, I'd definitely reconsider. Meowkers on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441863 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:09:25 +0000 Meowkers 2441863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends on the age and the importance of the event. DD is 12 months so I would not take her anywhere where she couldn't go to bed by 8 - 8:30 at the latest. In that case either DH or I would stay home with her. For me personally, I don't care about the super bowl so I would just tell DH to go without me. Also, I'm on the west coast so it took me a second to realize that the super bowl doesn't end at 7:30pm for the rest of the country. hehe autumnlove on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441858 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:05:20 +0000 autumnlove 2441858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Monday is usually one of my DH's regular days off and the kids don't attend preschool so I would go and see how it goes. I would have no problems leaving earlier or staying if everyone seemed ok. Andrea on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441845 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:59:44 +0000 Andrea 2441845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would be deterred since it's a Sunday night. I don't mind having the kids stay up Fridays and Saturdays, but it would have to be an important event for another night. The Superbowl does not equal important to me and my kids wouldn't care about it anyway. It would be different if it was a kiddie event that I knew they would really enjoy. KT326 on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441808 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:38:08 +0000 KT326 2441808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We've always just stayed if the next day isn't a work day. When he was younger he could sleep anywhere. Now that he is older (4 in two months) he usually stays awake. pinkcupcake on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441794 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:34:45 +0000 pinkcupcake 2441794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Depends on age... When she was younger, I was militant about her early bedtime and unless it was a super important event, we skipped. Now, we go and just gauge her - if she is getting grumpy, we will leave but if she's doing alright, we will stay a bit longer. It helps that she has a really late bedtime (9-930pm on most nights). Mrs Green Grass on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441631 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:52:10 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2441631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'd let LO stay up later than normal, but would leave at least by 9. But if you have a heavy sleeper, it might not be hard to move her at 10:30...I'd be scared to try t the first time! DillonLion on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441593 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:23:38 +0000 DillonLion 2441593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't usually stay out super late with LO, and a Sunday would definitely be a no-go as we all have to get up early Monday morning for work/school. yoursilverlining on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441590 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:23:08 +0000 yoursilverlining 2441590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO just falls asleep later / we would stay for the entire game and LO would be awake for the entire game. I wouldn't try to have her fall asleep in a different place because I know there is no chance in hell sleep would happen! We don't curtail our events for bedtime really - but LO has fairly low sleep needs and is very easy going. kiddosc on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441583 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:19:52 +0000 kiddosc 2441583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would just go, and he would stay up. Especially if there are other kids to play with, he'd be too distracted to be cranky about being tired. We took him to an event that started at 7:30 last weekend and we didn't get home until 10. He did great and had a lot of fun. At 3.5, staying up late every now and then isn't really a big deal for him. winniebee on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441556 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:08:42 +0000 winniebee 2441556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With both kids we would go and stay til 7. Or 730. With just our older, he could hang til 8. I would bring Jammie's and change them before leaving. bisous on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441545 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:01:18 +0000 bisous 2441545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Until around 18 mos, I would have brought the pack n play and put her to bed at a friends house as long as the party/get together wasn't huge. After 18 mos--we'd leave by 7:30 if the next day was a weekday. looch on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441539 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:55:33 +0000 looch 2441539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: I was so surprised when it happened and I felt that I had to honor it. twodoghouse on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441535 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:51:57 +0000 twodoghouse 2441535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For the Super Bowl, our friend's party starts at 4. So we are going over right when it starts and will be home by 7 (or earlier depending on their moods!). When we go to events at our friends' houses who have kids we sometimes take a chance and keep all the kids (6 of them from 4 years to 6 months) up past their bedtimes. For NYE we somehow managed to get our kids asleep in pack n plays at a decent time, but I started throwing up from a stomach bug, so we had to wake them up to go home! So we do something different each time depending on how the kids have been sleeping and where we are. erinbaderin on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441528 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:50:19 +0000 erinbaderin 2441528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I probably wouldn't go, but at least partly out of laziness - it seems like so much work and hassle, and the odds of ruining the next day with an overtired baby...I don't know. That being said on Christmas Eve we took our son to church, which ran until 8:30, and then put him in the car for a 4 hour drive. He didn't fall asleep until 9 but did fine on the transfer from carseat to crib when we arrived, slept through the night, and was fine the next day. mediagirl on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441527 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:49:58 +0000 mediagirl 2441527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @looch: haha We will probably get over there around 6pm. These are close friends and they are only inviting us and another couple we are close with. Neither have kids. Our kids seem similar sometimes so you make me think she will probably ask to go home around her bedtime, too! BabyBoecksMom on "Late evening events with your child" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/late-evening-events-with-your-child#post-2441525 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:48:46 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2441525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just leave early - it's just not worth it to try to get them to sleep in a foreign place, just to wake them up a few hours later.