Sleep and older children

"Ericka Kammerer" wrote in message
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Oh, I definitely think it's natural for them to drift,
and I'd be thrilled if they started the school day later for
them. However, until and unless that happens, the reality of
their lives is that they have to be up and functional at an
obscenely early hour of the morning. Encouraging their
schedule to drift substantially later just makes it more
difficult.

In my experience it only takes a day or two to readjust. They might
be tired the first day of school, but they're also excited and running
on adrenaline. Then they crash that night. After that, they're fine.

So I don't see the point in waking them up early all summer long just
to avoid one or two days of adjustment.

I understand that you are not the type who likes to sleep in, and so
you don't want them to either. That's fine -- it's your decision. I
just don't buy the argument that it's better for them in any real
way -- particularly not for the purposes of keeping to a school
schedule.

Bizby