9 year old rules [Archive] - All for Women

Lil_Ems

30-08-2005, 12:34 PM

What do you give you 9yr old as rules.

Bedtime?
How much they can play or watch tv. things like that.

My bf little brother wont go to bed untill he wants to, he came over to my house one night and stayed up playing playstation untill i went out there at 1am :O . I was at his place last night and my bfs dad asked my bf to help him with his homework at 9.30pm... thats crazy we were both in bed nearly asleep and his dad will go to bed and leave his brother up cause he wont go to bed. all he does is play playstation endlessly he only ever stops to watch the simpsons or to eat. I think its wrong, and for the last 3 days his dad has had business to look after so he has left his 9yr old son at home alone cause my bf or I have been at work..

what your opinion?? :dk:

Naomi

30-08-2005, 02:41 PM

Personally, I do think this isn't good for a nine year old. IMO (and I don't have a 9yo yet but this is my intention) I think at that age they should be in bed by 8pm - they still need an awful lot of sleep at that age. So homework should be done BEFORE any television, playstation etc and in time to get to bed on time.

And there is NO WAY I would leave my son at home alone at 9 years old.

Lil_Ems

30-08-2005, 05:45 PM

Yeah, I would like to say sumthin to the father but hes too wrapped up in his work to care.. and his mum moved back to denmark.. poor kid..

Tora

30-08-2005, 07:14 PM

I'm afraid I am quite old-fashioned :blush: My boys were in bed by 7:30 at that age. They came home from school, had a snack, did homework, had tea, then tv for an hour or so, bath, bedtime story and bed! Weekdays we were quite strict with that, but on weekends, they were allowed up till 8:30. Once they passed 10yrs old, they could stay up till 8:30 during the week, but more often than not, my boys would take themselves off to bed anyway at 7:30 still!

As for leaving them home alone! :faint: NO way!! Too many things could happen, so it was never an option! Even when my oldest was 15, I hated leaving him at home on his own!!! :dk:

I do think children need a routine. As I said, I am old-fashioned. :hug:

Anne (Tora)