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What is a good bedtime for a 10 year old?

My step son is 10 and in 5th grade now. He has to get up between 6:30 and 7am to get ready and get the bus by 8am. What time do your 5th graders go to bed?

Caraj... Asked at 6:50 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by:
  • Answered at 6:52 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by:
    Steph...
    9pm at the latest
  • Answered at 6:52 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by:
    stace...
    9:00
  • Answered at 6:53 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by: Anonymous
    Anonymous
    8:30 - 9:00.
  • Answered at 6:55 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by:
    Mom1S...
    If he goes to bed at 8:30-9 and then gets up at 6:30-7 that is 10 hours of sleep and I think is about where children should be until puberty. I may be wrong here, but that is what I think I read somewhere.
  • Answered at 7:02 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by:
    Chell...
    8:30 concidering he's got to get up early and go to school
  • Answered at 7:05 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by:
    brand...
    9pm is good, but I really think it depends on the child. My daughter could get away with 8 hours sleep on the other hand my son needs more like 12 hours sleep.
  • Answered at 9:30 PM on Nov. 18, 2008 by:
    amand...
    I have an 11-year-old 5th grader (as well as 5 other younger ones) who all get up at 6:30am to catch the bus at 7:15am. I have them start getting ready for bed at 8:00 and in bed by 9:00 at the latest.
  • Answered at 8:27 AM on Nov. 19, 2008 by:
    wolfl...
    My girls go to bed for 9:00pm on a school night. If they want to want a movie friday or saturday night I will let them stay up. Otherwise they call there grandmother and have her tape it for them cause we do not have a vcr.
  • Answered at 9:34 AM on Nov. 19, 2008 by:
    cat44...
    I have a 10 old girl and her bedtime is 8 and she reads till 8:30. She gets up at 6:15 to catch the bus a little after 7
  • Answered at 4:01 PM on Nov. 19, 2008 by:
    frill...
    9 (9:30) if he has no problem getting up in the morning

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