MY HOUSEHOLD HAS VERY EARLY BEDTIMES, I MYSELF, WHO GO TO SLEEP AND PREPARE FOR BED ONLY AFTER ALL MY KIDS ARE IN BED, GO TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT AT 10:00. MY OLDEST KID AT HOME IS 20, A KALLAH, AND WILL NOT DARE TO MISS HER BEDTIME AT 9:30. I BELIEVE IN GOING TO SLEEP EARLY AND RISE EARLY. I WAS RAISED LIKE THIS TOO. I AM VERY STRICT WITH BEDTIME, THOUGH I HAVENT NEEDED TO PUNISH OR SLAP FOR A MISSED BEDTIME IN MONTH OR MAYBE YEARS. THE ONLY ONES WHO MAY HAVE A LATER BEDTIME ARE THE BOYS, WHEN YOU CANT DAVEN MAARIV TILL THEN. THEN THEIR BEDTIME IS 25 MINUTES AFTER THE FIRST MINYAN AROUND THE CORNER
MY KIDS ARE HAPPY WITH MY DECISION, THEY UNDERSTAND. ESPECIALLY THE OLDER ONES. THEY SLEEP WELL. HEALTHY. WAKE UP ON TIME. DO WELL IN SCHOOL. AT HOME. AND ARE RARELY TIRED. ALWAYS HAPPY, GOOD MOOD. ETC.