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From: charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.legal,net.politics
Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools (really bedtimes)
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Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 11:29:04 EDT
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Summary: 

>I'm echoing Dave Long's question: what IS the point of bedtimes for
>children, anyway?  
>
>Yes, sure, the kid who stays up late Monday night will be tired Tuesday;
>but then will go right to sleep Tuesday early.  
>
>            -- Mitch Marks @ UChicago 

Maybe it depends on the age of the child.  If my 1.75 year-old stays up
late on Monday night, not only is he tired Tuesday, he is cranky, crabby,
and a real pain in the neck.  And he doesn't necessarily go to sleep
Tuesday early!  As a matter of fact, he may decide that, since he didn't
have to go to bed Monday night, he doesn't have to go to bed again, and
bedtime turns into some kind of "battle of wills".  Yes, I know, 
eventually the need for sleep will win out.  But in the mean time, we've
all been miserable for a few days.  

On the other hand, since I know he has to get up at 7 in the morning
(and he *does* have to get up then, since we have to take him to the
sitters and get me to work by 8), and I know how much sleep he usually
needs, I can matter-of-factly put him to bed at 8:30.  The next day,
he's cheerful and well-rested, and we get to enjoy the time we have
together.

		charli