Go to bed at 9PM, that should work out to around 8h even with kids getting up early and a few interruptions during the night. That worked for us at least when the kids were still infants/toddlers.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Not all kids sleep a regular schedule, despite their parents’ best efforts. I work with neurodivergent kids and every day there’s inevitably some kid who woke up at 4am, or didn’t fall asleep until midnight, or both.

[–] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

My niece and nephew have perfectly regular sleep schedules. As in their sleep schedules are super consistent.

Is it "regular" like "regular people have it"? Fuck no!

But their schedule is like clockwork with it's regularity.

Wake up at 4am, full of energy until 4pm, unconscious until 8pm, wide awake until midnight, asleep until 4am, repeat. They're 10 now and I really hope they get a job someday that let's them keep that kind of schedule because it works so well for them.

EDIT: I should clarify though that their schedule is almost perfectly at odds with my brother's (their dad) schedule.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

No if course they don't, neither did ours (youngest still doesn't consistently at 7yo)...both our kids are ND. Key for us is division of responsibilities. One has them in the evening/night, the other takes mornings. Switch around however it fits your everyday schedule requirements. One can covee afternoons if adult naps are needed as well.

This still allows for pretty consistently getting a decent amount of sleep. If you're a single parent, then yeah it's fucked.

[–] cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

what about people on 2nd or 3rd shift

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 14 hours ago

I dont think I've ever heard of 2nd and 3rd shift, Pippin