Do you save money by having early bedtimes for your children?

looby75

Rockporkchop wrote: »

Yes I definitely save money by having early bedtimes for my children because the longer they are awake, the more alcohol I will need to consume afterwards to calm my nerves.

Last week I closed the curtains at 5.45pm, played a pre-recorded In the Night Garden and convinced them it was 7.30 and time for bed. No wine was consumed so total saving that night was an impressive £8.99.

oh I hadn't even considered the whole alcohol issue!

Again the sooner I sent them to bed the more I needed to consume because of their bad behaviour in not going to sleep the second I told them to :rotfl::rotfl:

JBD

I save lots of money by sending my children to bed early. That means that I don't have to share my fags and booze with them, so 1 packet of fags and 1 bottle of vodka is enough, thereby saving at least £10/night. Sorted!

Gigervamp

Idiophreak wrote: »

I'm not a parent, but off the top of my head:

If they were painting before they went to bed, they'd stop painting. So you'd need to buy less paper and less paints.

If they were colouring before bed they'd stop colouring, so you'd need to by less colouring pencils/crayons and fewer colouring books.

If they were baking before bed, you may need to buy fewer ingredients.

If they were modelling before bed, you may need to buy less clay or materials.

If they were building AirFix before they went to bed, they'd stop making AirFix, so you'd need to buy fewer kits.

When my children were small, activities like you describe were done in the morning or early afternoon.

After dinner/tea time, they would be in winding down mode. A bath, a book, a cuddle, then bed.

shy-but-need-help

No, I find sending them to bed earlier has resulted in us creating more of them so definitely not a cost effective measure when I think about it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

nuttybabe

Idiophreak wrote: »

I'm not a parent, but off the top of my head:

If they were painting before they went to bed, they'd stop painting. So you'd need to buy less paper and less paints.

If they were colouring before bed they'd stop colouring, so you'd need to by less colouring pencils/crayons and fewer colouring books.

If they were baking before bed, you may need to buy fewer ingredients.

If they were modelling before bed, you may need to buy less clay or materials.

If they were building AirFix before they went to bed, they'd stop making AirFix, so you'd need to buy fewer kits.

Of course, if you just plonk your child in front of the TV from when they get in from school til when they sleep - and then plonk yourself in front of the TV from when they go to bed til you do - there aren't great savings to be made.

these sort of things are done before tea. dd loves colouring after she gets home from school but packs it away for tea and after tea we read books. either she reads her school reading book to me or i read books to her and the boys. so i dont think sending them to bed earlier would save money.

Savvy_Sue

shy-but-need-help wrote: »

No, I find sending them to bed earlier has resulted in us creating more of them so definitely not a cost effective measure when I think about it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Was beginning to think it was just me who had had this thought! :rotfl:

*max*

I can't believe this is on its 2nd page.

pinkmami

Yes they stop eating! And in the winter I switch the heating off as soon as they got into the bed!

Violetta_2

Sometimes I wind up my 5yr old so she end's up shouting & then I say she is being naughty & send her to bed without any dinner. (I let her have a bottle of water so I'm not cruel) With the money I save we can treat ourselves to a takeaway & some booze. Win win!

Idiophreak

Gigervamp wrote: »

When my children were small, activities like you describe were done in the morning or early afternoon.

After dinner/tea time, they would be in winding down mode. A bath, a book, a cuddle, then bed.

OK, so if you sent them to bed earlier (the whole point), what would you have cut out? Less cuddling? Less bathing? Less reading? Maybe just not done dinner...Or would you have moved dinner earlier?