MILgymFAM
Proud Parent
I got the schedule for my girls next meet and they have a 7:30 report time at a meet an hour away. I have to get both their hair ready and sleeping with it done from the night before is not an option for us, so they will have to get up around 5:45. They are 13 and 15. My YDD gets car sick, so they won't be eating before either.
Here is my conundrum: my girls are serious night owls. They are homeschooled and I have let them follow their natural rhythms as long as everything that needs to get done gets done. My ODD typically goes to bed around 12:30 (she has to get up earlier than YDD for her college classes), but my YDD rarely goes to bed before 1 am, usually closer to 2. Even when she was in public school she would lay in bed and stare at the ceiling for hours, trying to fall asleep. She typically sleeps until noon.
Now my question: should I attempt to roll back their entire schedule for one meet or just let them tough it out and be tired this one day? If I were going to attempt to adjust their sleep rhythm just a bit, how far out should I start? In increments or all at once?
Here is my conundrum: my girls are serious night owls. They are homeschooled and I have let them follow their natural rhythms as long as everything that needs to get done gets done. My ODD typically goes to bed around 12:30 (she has to get up earlier than YDD for her college classes), but my YDD rarely goes to bed before 1 am, usually closer to 2. Even when she was in public school she would lay in bed and stare at the ceiling for hours, trying to fall asleep. She typically sleeps until noon.
Now my question: should I attempt to roll back their entire schedule for one meet or just let them tough it out and be tired this one day? If I were going to attempt to adjust their sleep rhythm just a bit, how far out should I start? In increments or all at once?