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FSogol

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5. It isn't a school night, what is the harm in letting kids stay up?

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:36 PM

Dec 2014

The world is a chaotic place, letting some chaos affect rigid schedules will teach kids to react to change when the need arises. They'll probably fall asleep anyway.

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netflix has fake new years countdown show for parents to get kids to bed early [View all] Liberal_in_LA Dec 2014 OP

My parents did the perfect thing the first time I wanted to stay up for New Years csziggy Dec 2014 #1

What is there about this that I absolutely despise.? Gee, let me count the ways. BlueJazz Dec 2014 #2

"it's a problem parents face every year" -- really? Brickbat Dec 2014 #3

My sister's friends have a countdown at 8 p.m. bigwillq Dec 2014 #4

It isn't a school night, what is the harm in letting kids stay up? FSogol Dec 2014 #5

Really. I never had a problem.. so let the little darlings stay up to see the New Year if they Cha Dec 2014 #8

Huh. We always just "celebrated" a half hour before regular bedtime. cyberswede Dec 2014 #6

never even heard of this type of thing Ramses Dec 2014 #7