https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:22:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2898189 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 21:40:53 +0000 ALV91711 2898189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beebeeholiday: I wish we could sleep that late in the morning, we leave about 7:15. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2898115 Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:35:03 +0000 Beebeeholiday 2898115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kindergartener and 2nd grader both go to bed at 8. They wake up at 7:15. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2898017 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:35:22 +0000 ALV91711 2898017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shabang: it is so crazy &amp; hectic. I’m sure as they get older and they can do more for themselves it will get a little less crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2897878 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 08:30:13 +0000 shabang 2897878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, we both fall asleep with the kids (me with the baby, him with the 3yo/6yo). Just can't seem to make the weekday evenings anything but a mad rush! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2897849 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 20:01:13 +0000 ALV91711 2897849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: The first week DS woke up early every day, probably because he was excited. Now I have to wake him most days at 6:30. He’s in bed about 7:30 and most nights asleep right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2897847 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:45:05 +0000 Anagram 2897847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids adjusted right back into school schedule. They are in bed by 7:50 and usually totally asleep by 8. Tonight I had to work really late (I'm still here actually--UGH) and I called around 7:45 to say goodnight and my husband said they were already asleep!</p> <p>My 4 year old is still waking around 6-6:10 each morning. The 6 year old sleeps till around 6:30-6:40. They both have really busy schedules this year, so I think they are tuckered out between school, and dance/soccer/gymnastics/theater/chess after school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2897843 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:25:56 +0000 ALV91711 2897843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alba4: that is a late practice!</p> <p>@shabang: I’ve been going to bed at 9 most nights! Lol! DS1 gets a shower every other night and the baby gets 1-2 baths a week. The evenings are rushed but we try to make the best of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2897797 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:22:56 +0000 shabang 2897797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know how you all do it! Sometimes my 1st grader and preschooler are in bed by 9, but not always. Everyone is out the door by 7am, but they probably only get up about 15 min before that. I get home with the kids by about 5:45, my husband around 6:45, but we're barely getting dinner together and eaten before 7:30, much less baths/showers and bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2897625 Tue, 24 Sep 2019 07:56:36 +0000 Alba4 2897625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first grader is in bed with lights out between 8:15 and 8:30. I’d love to get him into bed much earlier, but it’s really hard. Plus he has soccer practice until 7:30 one night per week (wtf). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2896429 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 15:30:49 +0000 ALV91711 2896429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: I’m worried about the time crunch in the evening. I go back to work tomorrow. So far 7:30 has been doable since I’m home to get dinner ready early. Tomorrow we’ll all be home by about 5. Got to have dinner, get the baby to bed then get DS1 to bed. Going to be interesting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2896394 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 11:46:31 +0000 hellobeeboston 2896394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to pull back from the later summer bedtime, but we try to head up at 8 and be asleep by 8:30... i'd love bedtime to be right at 8, but it's a struggle when we get home at 6 after sports and work to do dinner and get some time to hang out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2896342 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:47:22 +0000 ALV91711 2896342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: getting home at 4:30 would be awesome! That is a pretty early day though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader/page/2#post-2896333 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:31:10 +0000 MrsSRS 2896333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: this year we get home at 4:30 and it is AMAZING. Last year we got home at 5:45. It was incredibly, incredibly difficult. Especially as a single parent. But we don't have much wiggle because we leave at 6:40 every morning, so I'm up before 5:30 and the kids have to get up at 6. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896332 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:28:33 +0000 ALV91711 2896332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: what time do you all get home? 7 seems like it would be a rush to be able to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896331 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:27:55 +0000 ALV91711 2896331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I hope they slept in for you. I haven’t yet had to wake DS up for school. He has gotten up at a very different time every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896238 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:10:13 +0000 Anagram 2896238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ahhhhhhh.....my kids were both tired last night, so they were asleep by 7:30. And then they were both up at 6 sharp, which is mildly annoying, because I'd prefer they sleep until 6:15-6:30. Since I leave for work at 6:45, I need some alone time to shower and dry my hair, etc.</p> <p>Tonight, I'm going to try 8pm again and hope they sleep till 6:30 at least (since tomorrow is a weekend!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896162 Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:36:13 +0000 MrsSRS 2896162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We get up at six. So bedtime is at seven, lights out at 7:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896145 Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:24:03 +0000 ALV91711 2896145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@graceandjoy: I like that schedule. </p> <p>We’ve done 7:30 bedtime and then he reads in bed for 15-30 minutes. I haven’t had to wake him up yet this week. I think it is because he is so excited to go to school. Today he got up at 5:45, luckily I was already up with the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896131 Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:45:11 +0000 graceandjoy 2896131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest just started kindergarten, we are lights out by like 8:10-8:15 and she's usually asleep by 8:30, waking up anywhere between 7-7:30. We don't leave for school till 8:40-8:45. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896050 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:26:20 +0000 ALV91711 2896050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hitchhiker: luckily I’m home today so we can do early dinner and bedtime if needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896047 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:40:17 +0000 hitchhiker 2896047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: Mine was also up at the crack of dawn today! I am bracing myself for a rough evening... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896034 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:22:39 +0000 BlueWolverine 2896034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first grader is in the shower at 7pm, little sister takes a bath after her, then stories for both and lights out. They share a room. Lights out probably at 7:45ish. They have to get up at 6:45 to get the older to school on time. Today, the 3yo wasn't having it. She went back to sleep, which thankfully was fine, because I could stay home and hang until she woke up around 8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896029 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 08:04:33 +0000 ALV91711 2896029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And here we are the first day and he woke up at 6! I think he will be pretty tired by the end of the day but it has been nice not having to hurry him for the first day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896022 Tue, 03 Sep 2019 05:58:56 +0000 Silva 2896022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: it’s so hard to juggle all the schedules. It will be a transition for sure but it won’t always feel that way. You will get really good at quick dinners :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896018 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 22:20:19 +0000 ALV91711 2896018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: DS seems to need 11 hours in bed and I’m afraid he’s not going to get it and be a mess at dinner. I go back to work in a week and we won’t be home until about 5. Usually we eat dinner by 5, so this will be a big change. Then it will be a rush to get everyone to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2896005 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:31:35 +0000 Silva 2896005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aim for about 11-12 hours of sleep, but it takes my daughter awhile to fall asleep. Typically lights out between 6:30-7:00 and I'd say she's usually asleep 7:30-8:00. She wakes up around 6:30. If it's been a few days of trouble sleeping, she will crash more quickly, maybe asleep by 7:00. VERY occasionally she will sleep in, and I wake her up around 7:00.<br /> The bus picks her up right at 8:00 and I'm a SAHM so our dinner schedule is flexible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2895994 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:38:03 +0000 erinbaderin 2895994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is going into SK - he’ll be 6 in January - and bedtime is between 7:15 and 7:30, and we have to wake him up at 6. I wish he could get more sleep - waking him up is usually a battle and on weekends he’ll often sleep later - but it won’t work for our schedule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2895987 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 08:09:47 +0000 ALV91711 2895987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: I woke DS up at 6:30 this morning and so far he’s good but it’s only been half an hour. </p> <p>@Pumuckl: that is really awesome that all your kids go to bed at the same time. I really think winter is easier to an early bedtime but also harder to get up when it’s dark. </p> <p>@HappyBaker: @periwinklebee: I didn’t have to set an alarm until after DS1 was 3 for sure, maybe later. DS2 is another early riser and I don’t see needing an alarm for another couple years at least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2895984 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:14:06 +0000 Foodnerd81 2895984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I set my 6 year old’s ok to wake clock 15 minutes earlier, to 6:45, this morning in anticipation of first day tomorrow. She was wide awake and up and dressed by 6 am sitting in her room waiting, when DH got up to pee. Also woke up once overnight. And that was with us putting her to bed at 7:45. It’s 8:15 now and she’s already had a meltdown. It’s going to be a rough transition... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-time-is-bedtime-for-your-first-grader#post-2895978 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 04:15:28 +0000 Pumuckl 2895978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: Thanks for asking this question - I have been struggling a bit with bedtime-timing here too. So we currently have a pretty sweet spot were all 4 go to bed together. Usually we aim for 7:30-8pm. Although lately DS1 will often roam about and not sleep until 8:30pm or even later. He gets up at 6:45am or 7am at the latest. I hope he'll be able to fall asleep faster once it's not as light out and it's cooler again... </p>