Re: Sleep and older children

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:11:28 -0400, Ericka Kammerer <eek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

They *CAN'T* stay up later because they have to get
up for school! Skewing all our schedules late just guarantees
that they are sleep deprived. Furthermore, even during something
like summer break (should they not have any camps or other
activities to attend, which seems unlikely), their father
still has to get up for work (and has to get enough sleep
before doing so) and there are other obligations various
family members have that make a noon-3am schedule rather
dysfunctional for our family. And just where do you find
any evidence that "early" = "a reasonable time"?

I do want to put in something here, though I do *sort of* agree
that sleeping until noon is probably not a good thing on a regular
basis in the summer. I worked when I was 16 as a waitress
on the *swing shift* from 4 pm to midnight. (this was second
semester junior year and my entire senior year). The money I
made went toward clothing and books for college since my
parents had no extra money to pay for that. I did, however, often
sleep until noon after a shift on the weekend since I did not get
home until 1 am or so. My parents did have to get up for work, so
they just didn't stay up to wait for me to come in.

Btw, I never attended a camp in my entire childhood. We did not
have the money for such things. Activities had to be free for my
sister and I to do them, so no dance classes, no art classes, no
camps, etc. In elementary school, our summers consisted of
getting up relatively late (though usually by about 10 am) and going
out to play - riding bikes, going to the park, walking downtown,
climbing trees, hiking through the river park that was near our
home, etc. In the fall, we were usually outside, in winter we might
ice skate at the local park for free (outdoor rink), or sled down the
hills near the house if there was snow. None of these activities
had to be paid for though. We also went to free concerts or plays
in our local park once in a while. And, of course, we did go to the
movies occasionally. My mom did not work in the summers since
she worked in the school cafeteria when we were in elementary
school, so she was home if we needed an adult, but we were mostly
off on our own. Of course, this was a relatively small town and many
of our relatives lived there, so any adults who saw us felt free to
supervise us and/or tell our parents what we were up to.




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Dorothy

There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..

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