We all want to make sure our kids are getting plenty of sleep, so they can grow and develop well and be their best selves day to day.
But when it comes to actually getting them to go to sleep, they can protest. Most mums and dads have heard their children tell them their friends go to bed much later than they do.
Now a teacher has shared a guide to bedtime and getting up in the morning, which is organised by children's ages. The post which was shared by an educator from Wilson Elementary School, isn't new, but has recently resurfaced on social media and caused a stir with many parents and carers who were left feeling divided over the timings.
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The guide claims that a seven-year-old, who needs to be up at 7am in the morning should go to bed at 8:15pm, while a 10-year-old getting up at 6:30am should be in bed by 8:30pm, the Mirror reports.
The chart was first shared by Stacy Karlsen, who told Fox6Now she couldn't believe the post went viral.
She said: "To me, it was a shock [that the post was shared so much]. I didn't make it up. I found it coming across my personal page and I thought, 'Wow, this is super helpful'."
Some parents agreed with Stacy that the chart was a useful guide. One mum claimed it "justified" the bedtimes she had already put in place for her little ones.
"I have four kids — and I catch a lot of flack for their bedtimes," she explained. "I started out setting their bedtime years ago based on how much sleep they need... Glad to see this chart justify the exact times we have already set."
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However, not everyone was quite so impressed with it. A different parent compared the rigid guidelines to being in the military.
He argued: "This isn't the military and if I was to send my kids to bed at 7 at night they would be up at 4 a.m. No thank you. Plus I would never get to spend time with them after school."
Another commented: "I'm sorry, but this chart is absurd. Who puts their kid to bed at 6:45?" Others thought that the bedtime rules should differ during certain months and depending on whether the child has had naps during the day.
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