Go to Sleep!!!

momofthreeboys
Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:33:13 +0000

Yup. I stopped nagging the kids about bedtime when they started getting themselves up in the morning and I stopped commenting on where and how they studied as long as their grades were good. I do require them to sit with us at dinner, but I don’t “make them eat” if they aren’t hungry…they can just sit there and participate in the conversation and they still need to do this things around the house that are their responsible… these are my only absolutes. It’s OK, they need to self manage when they get to college in terms of when and how they sleep, eat and study. I heard my son cleaning the hall bathroom last night sometime around midnight. He had all weekend to do it, but no…midnight on a school night. OP… They will survive. You will survive. Digging themselves out of academic holes due to poor choices is also a good lesson to learn BEFORE they go to college.