4 year old bedtime?

amother

OP ↓

Today at 6:49 pm

What time is normal for a 4 or 5 year old who doesn’t nap?

It takes around 2 hours to get him asleep regardless of what time he goes to bed

amother

DarkMagenta

Today at 6:52 pm

Does he get enough stimulation & movement throughout the day? Is he eating & drinking well? Does he maybe consume too much sugar?
My 4 year old goes to bed 7:30-8:00, gets up at around 7:00-7:30.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Today at 7:19 pm

amother DarkMagenta wrote:

Does he get enough stimulation & movement throughout the day? Is he eating & drinking well? Does he maybe consume too much sugar?
My 4 year old goes to bed 7:30-8:00, gets up at around 7:00-7:30.

He’s very stimulated throughout the day, eats well, doesn’t have an unusual amount of sugar AFAIK (though my DH tends to give him apples before bed often)

How long does yours take to fall asleep? If I put to bed at 7:30 he’s probably not falling asleep until closer to 10

girlinjerusalem

Today at 7:34 pm

amother OP wrote:

My 4yo goes to bed between 7.30-8 and falls asleep within 30 mins (often sooner)

MoveEveryYear

Today at 8:04 pm

My 4 year old just dropped naps over the summer and we spent a while putting him to sleep at 6/6:30. Now bedtime is sometime between 7-8 and he wakes up some time 6-7. Many days, he falls right to sleep, totally exhausted

amother

Begonia

Today at 8:10 pm

7:30 what night routine do you have? We brush teeth say shema, read a story, I go out room is dark with a night light, ok to wake clock and noise machine and has a water bottle in bed. There is no leaving bed except straight to the bathroom and back and can only call out for emergencies. Blood, vomit or nightmares.

amother

Orange ↓

Today at 8:45 pm

girlinjerusalem wrote:

My 4yo goes to bed between 7.30-8 and falls asleep within 30 mins (often sooner)

Same. Mine naps though.

OP what time is he getting up in the morning?

amother

↑ OP

Today at 9:04 pm

amother Orange wrote:

Same. Mine naps though.

OP what time is he getting up in the morning?

Sometime around 7

His current bedtime is 5:30/6

amother

Peru

Today at 9:29 pm

amother OP wrote:

Sometime around 7

His current bedtime is 5:30/6

That explains it. His bedtime is way too early. So he's not tired. But then he's cat napping so he's not tired at all and there is no proper bedtime so he's up till 10:00.

Try moving his bedtime to 7:00 or 8:00 for a week and see what happens.

amother

↑ Orange

Today at 9:30 pm

amother OP wrote:

Sometime around 7

His current bedtime is 5:30/6

Why put him in so early if it’s taking 2 Hours for him to fall asleep?

Sewsew_mom

Today at 11:03 pm

7pm. Any later she can end up staying up until midnight. Totally overtired.
Shes 5 now nothing has changed since she was 4. She gets up 8ish. (happens to be not the best sleeper. My older ones would be asleep by 6:30 and not budge until 8am)

amother

Gray

Today at 11:05 pm

My 4 yo wakes up at 7 and goes to bed at 8 very nicely.

Your dc’s bedtime is way too early.

amother

Kiwi

Today at 11:17 pm

amother OP wrote:

Sometime around 7

His current bedtime is 5:30/6

Wow. Wayyy too early.
DC 4 is in bed by 7:45-8