Like FlexibleFriend I worked and liked to spend time with the children in the evening. We had a routine, but it was ours - dinner all together at 6 or so, bath about 7–30, some relaxed time playing together, them up to bed about 8-30, stories and songs and asleep by 9. They would sleep till about 8 am. OH and I didn’t go to bed till after 11 so we still had a few hours child free, but we enjoyed being with our children, so didn’t feel the need to get them out of the way.
I agree with muffinthemoo that going to bed when not tired and ready to sleep is not a good habit. If you watch children for signs of tiredness, you can choose the right time before getting overtired and cranky. Also, if for some reason they have napped late - eg in car, there’s no point in trying to get them to bed at “usual” time. Getting obsessed with a particular clock time for bed, whether tired or not, causes everyone stress.
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