Nope. I sure wouldn't.

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I wouldn't, but MIL and FIL used to according to DH. Once he got to be in the 8/9/10 age range, they told him they weren't going to nag him about bedtime but he would be getting up at 5am for chores regardless. FIL told DH that if he stepped outside the house while the parents were sleeping there would be hell to pay. That was it.

Edit: I should say it also depends on the kids responsibility level. If I expect an 11yo to be able to stay home alone or babysit, I should be able to trust that child to stay out of trouble while I'm sleeping in the same house.

Meh... what's the difference if the kid stays up all night playing video games in their room or stays up all night watching TV in the living room. It's proximity really. Adults were home, so to me no rules/laws were being broken here.

Thankfully my just turned 7 year old said he didn't want to stay up to see the ball drop, because then he'd probably be crabby the next day for his birthday party .. 7 going on 70 lmao

I think it depends on the kid. My daughter was a very responsible 9 year old. I wouldn't have a problem with her staying up to watch the ball drop. My grandson is nine as well, but he definitely would be going to bed when I did.

Um so my 3 year old sometimes gets out of bed in the middle of the night and does stuff by herself. She also sleepwalks so I have locks on all the doors and stuff. Occasionally it'll be like 12am and we're all asleep already when I get poked by her and she asks me if I or DH can take her to bed--we never having realized that after we tucked her in, that she woke up, turned on her light and played for a while more before getting tired and then wanting to be tucked in for real.

Me and DH are dead tired every day so we're all usually in bed and asleep by 9-10.

We've talked to her about it but as of now, not much can probably be done in order to make sure she stays asleep (short of medication but why bother.)

So I would say, come to a compromise. When I asked my mom about it, she said that as a kid, me and my sister only had books in our bedroom, toys were kept in a play area outside of the bedroom. This way when we were sent to our rooms or it was time to sleep, we could only read, and my mom said that they told us we could stay up as late as we wanted but we had to stay in our rooms. What ended up happening is that we were bored so even if we wanted to stay up, we'd grab a book, read, and fall asleep reading anyway, so when DD can read, this is what I'm going to do too. Generated a healthy love for literature too.

I don't see the big deal. As another poster mentioned, I've went upstairs to take a nap and left SD5 sitting downstairs watching TV. She's well aware of rules - not opening the front door for anyone, not going outside, etc. Plus I wake up pretty easily if I hear small noises. She literally sits there and watches TV the whole time... so it's not bothering anyone? I would also let her stay up in the living room when she gets older, so long as she's quiet and not waking me up.

My parents used to let me play video games late at night in the living room, even if they were asleep, at like 12 years old. I didn't have a TV in my room so they didn't mind whatsoever. I learned fast that if I was tired the next day, it's my own fault. lol.

i dont see the big deal at 9. between the ages of 8 and 12, i used to go over a friend's house every NYE. her dad would make us popcorn, they'd go upstairs to bed, and friend and i would be up to watch the ball drop. her parents were fine with it, as were mine.

Yes I have done it. I worked 12 hour overnites shifts when my kids were growing up. Many times I passed out at 8 and as long as the doors were locked, I knew they were ok with being up alone.

Now when my DS was a teen, I worried more about it.

NOPE---I do not care how smart and/or mature for their age they might be.

MY job is to parent not allow them to stay UP while we snooze.

9 is way to young. Anything can and will happen. No taking chances here at our home.

Nowwwwww that is not to say that a kid who was put to bed at 9pm and sneaks OUT of their room and watches TV. It has been known to happen in a home or two.

I don't think I would in general have an issue with it. However, if I was a BM and my ex let the kid stay up late (with or without dad being up) and I had the kid the next day and he was a trainwreck from exhaustion I would be pissed.

Unless the child is known for not being able to play unsupervised, I don't see an issue with him being parked in front of the tv on the couch. Shoot, the dad probably thought he would fall asleep on the couch.. not a hill I would die on or kill over.

That's like every weekend at my house with a 7 year old. Alarm is on, doors are locked and mama goes to bed.

No I wouldn't. To be quite honest with you Polly wouldn't be allowed to do it even with supervision. I don't like my eldest on lack of sleep. She is a whiny PIA.

I'm a real bad mother then..... I use to leave Deigma to go to bed when ever he wanted, house was locked, I had the keys, during holidays, I could not give a damn if I'm asleep and he's still watching TV....

but it depends on what kind of person you are and probably where you live....

I have a nine-year old DS and NO, I did not let him stay up on NYE after I went to bed, nor would I any other night. We did all stay up until the ball dropped and went to bed shortly after that. I am aware that sometimes my DS turns on the TV in his room to help him fall asleep after we are in bed. (Never on a school night.) However, I would not permit him to be out and about in the house with us in bed for the night. I don't think he's reached the age where that would be ok. It might depend on the maturity level, but I can't see letting him do that for quite some time.