Set Bedtime vs. Flexible Bedtime: Which One Actually Works
Set bedtime vs. flexible bedtime, settled. The case for a fixed hour, the real case for flexibility, and the weekend rule that keeps the whole thing standing.
Justin Davis · · 7 min read
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Set bedtime vs. flexible bedtime, settled. The case for a fixed hour, the real case for flexibility, and the weekend rule that keeps the whole thing standing.
How much sleep do kids need by age? Toddlers 11–14 hours, grade-schoolers 9–12, teens 8–10. The ranges, how to back-calc bedtime, and the hour that vanishes.
A bedtime routine for kids that works isn't about lavender. Same clock, same order, a budgeted curtain call. The boring moves that end in sleep.