Bedtime for 13 year old? - Page 2

[msmerrilyful]

My 12 year old son has ADHD and my docter told me about melatonin, it is what our bodies produce naturally (so there are no side effects) and children with ADD or ADHD tend to produce less therefore sleep is hard to come by and they tend to want to stay up. I give my son 2 1 and a half hours before his 930 bedtime and it works great! He is rested and focus on the new day ahead! I think 9 or 930 is a fitting bedtime for children at the ages of 12 and up. Wish you luck!

[belindaJ]

My DS (12yo) has to be in bed by 9.30 on school days and 10 at weekends, etc. He sometimes complains that he is not tired and that all his friends stay up much later but I ignore that and insist on the proper times. He needs his sleep and if he is sometimes later than the regular times he is crabby all the next day!