California’s new law bans schools from starting before 8am

Re:California’s new law bans schools from starting before 8am by indecisive_user on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @12:06AM (#21266957)

So no sports or after school clubs?

8pm bedtime is great with no other obligations, but I was regularly at school events past then (lacrosse games, robotics, quiz bowl, etc.), so that schedule would have prevented me from doing a lot of things I enjoyed in high school

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Re:California’s new law bans schools from starting before 8am by ThomPete on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @07:52AM (#21269376)

The youngest at 6 has Chess 3 times a week and soccer 3 times a week. The oldest has soccer 3 times a week and is not home until 7 in the evening. They also have homework.

So they have plenty of obligations we are just very strict with when they go to bed which means that in general we don't have an issue with getting them to sleep.

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Re:California’s new law bans schools from starting before 8am by eitally on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @09:12AM (#21269945)

How do you handle the family logistics that facilitate going to bed by 8pm?

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Re:California’s new law bans schools from starting before 8am by ThomPete on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @03:07PM (#21274163)

Just don't break the chain. Kids are all about consistency in my experience.

Putting the kids to sleep at 8 doesn't mean going to bed at 8pm myself.

Again we keep a strict schedule. Dinner at 6, bedtime reading at 7.30, light out at 8.00.

Weekends we are a little less strict yet they normally wake up at 6 anyway because they are used to it.

All it requires is the same kind of prioritization and effort we put into so many other things we care about.

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