Help please baby sitting

unholyangel

helcat26 wrote: »

unholyangel- thanks
I am absolutely not doing it 2 weeks running:o !!


At this rate I am worrying about me falling asleep- which would hardly be looking after them!

:rotfl::rotfl:

Good thing about other peoples kids is you can hand them back Dont have that option with your own!

LilElvis

GwylimT wrote: »

Nevermind the kids staying up until 10pm, I can't stay up that late!

Ours are a similar age, they are in bed at 6:30pm, we have a chat about the day and a story and they are asleep by 7pm and wake around 7-7:30am.

They're all different! My 7 year old generally doesn't go to sleep until 10 but is up at 7.30. Last night she came downstairs to chat to me at 11 and was steered back upstairs to her room. I was woken up this morning at 7.45 with her prodding me and demanding to know why I hadn't set her alarm clock as it was after her getting up time

Batman2017

starting_again_in_the_sun wrote: »

As someone living in a country in which 10pm is considered a perfectly reasonable bed time for young children, I'm surprised it's being considered such an issue..

What country is this? Do you live in a hot country where children may sleep during the day?

Batman2017

starting_again_in_the_sun wrote: »

As someone living in a country in which 10pm is considered a perfectly reasonable bed time for young children, I'm surprised it's being considered such an issue. .

Just clocked your username. If you live in a hot sunny country then its totally irrelevant what time children go to bed where you live. Its not like children in the uk can have a siesta in the day when its super hot to catch up on sleep.

starting_again_in_the_sun

Where I live is irrelevant, my point was that people are so quick to judge one another nowadays. The post isn't even about the children's bedtime.

Batman2017

starting_again_in_the_sun wrote: »

Where I live is irrelevant, my point was that people are so quick to judge one another nowadays. The post isn't even about the children's bedtime.

it is relevant as it was the first part of your point. Just saying.

Bangton

My first instinct was to think 10pm was too late but then if they live close to school/ childcare they could get up at 8am and still be sleeping as long as my son does who is 4 and goes to bed at 7.30 to 8am and wakes up himself around 6am. Occasionally later.

In terms of activities .. games are a total winner at my house and I'd presume the parents already have their own. We easily pass an hour.. usually 2 playing together. You could do baking but go with something healthier .. we make veggie scones or carrot muffins which can be kept to snack on for a few days.

You could bake salt dough for painting hanging decorations or get some fimo in the range for hardly any cost as an easy ish relatively mess free craft activity.

Movies/ telly and reading books are also fine towards bedtime. What do they like to do? Id assume they will have some sort of routine of their own anyway?

maman

Batman2017 wrote: »

What country is this? Do you live in a hot country where children may sleep during the day?

That's been my experience in Mediterranean countries too.

Also, I've found that when children are out in the late evening they tend to be with their families not at home with babysitters.

starting_again_in_the_sun

Batman2017 wrote: »

it is relevant as it was the first part of your point. Just saying.

I know what I said . The reason I mentioned living in a different country is that so much of what we judge as 'correct' behaviour is based on our surroundings. Here, no one would bat an eyelid at a 10pm bedtime, eyebrows would be raised at a 6.30 bedtime. Neither is better than the other, parents are different and kids are different.

Since you are interested, we live in the mountains in Northern Spain, the weather is pretty similar to the UK, a little more dependable in summer. I am not aware of any children who nap regularly, although I expect some do. It is an absolutely beautiful part of the world which I highly recommended visiting!

Pollycat

starting_again_in_the_sun wrote: »

Where I live is irrelevant, my point was that people are so quick to judge one another nowadays. The post isn't even about the children's bedtime.

Well, that's what happens when you put your life on t'internet.
Welcome to the on-line world. :cool: