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

Gigervamp

I wouldn't have sent them to bed earlier because they would then wake up earlier! But hypothetically speaking, if I had put them to bed earlier, then the whole dinner and winding down routine would have been shifted to an earlier time. I wouldn't cut anything out.

Gleeful

I think the point the OP is actually making that threads about topics such as these are not moneysaving?

Gigervamp

Threads on this board as well as the Old Style board don't have to be about moneysaving. See here.

shellsuit

Gleeful wrote: »

I think the point the OP is actually making that threads about topics such as these are not moneysaving?

Threads that aren't to do with money are welcome on this board now, have a look at one of the new stickies at the top of the board x

pinkclouds

Idiophreak wrote: »

No, doesn't work that way, sadly. Children don't just sleep for 8 hours then get up. A lot of children wake up with the light, a lot of children have to get up for school, etc

I used to live with a toddler and you could put him to bed at any point in a 3 hour period and he'd still get up at the same time the next day...

This is true of my son but not my daughter. He likes to wake up early, regardless of when he goes to bed.

If the thread topic is in any way serious, then the only money-saving aspect I can think of with earlier bedtimes is electricity. We put more lights on when the kids are awake.

Gleeful

Gigervamp, Hang on. My post said 'I think the OP...' not 'I think...'

Personally I enjoy the Jeremy Kyle style drama stories on this board

onlyroz

If anybody thinks that putting their child to bed later means they will wake up later then they are sadly mistaken. I could put my kids to bed at midnight, and they'd still be up at 7 AM full of beans...

delain

onlyroz wrote: »

If anybody thinks that putting their child to bed later means they will wake up later then they are sadly mistaken. I could put my kids to bed at midnight, and they'd still be up at 7 AM full of beans...

Same here, and they'd be tired and stroppy from about lunchtime the next day... it's not worth it