Reasons Why I Homeschool: Going to Bed Early is No Fun

Believe me, at the end of most days, I am ready to put the kids in bed. Very often I am ready to put them to bed around 10am – somehow I manage to make it through those days with chocolate, and the knowledge that the day will eventually come to an end. On the other hand, there are many nights that it is nice to hang out with the kids a little bit later. I feel so much better knowing that if something comes up, I can enjoy my time with my children without worrying about if they are going to be getting enough sleep.

All 5 of my kids have different sleep schedules, a few of them can stay up later than the others, and still get up early, while others will drag through the day. When my kids were in public school, we had to get them in bed between 7:30 and 8:00 in order for them to be rested enough when it came time to get up for school the next morning.

When it came down to it it really didn’t matter what kind of schedule I tried to keep with the kids because there were other after school activities that would keep the kids up until 9:00 on a school night at least once a week, and sometimes more. So no matter what I did to make sure the kids were rested, they always seemed to be catching up on sleep.

So now, if we feel like hanging out until 9:00 because it has been a crazy couple of days, we need to hang out, let the kids stay up a little later, then we can do it, and enjoy it without worrying about how they will do the next day at school.

You can also see other reasons why I Homeschool, this is part 2 in a list of Reasons Why I Homeschool that I will be working on for the next year or so. Check back to see my other reasons.