Would you/will you put your young children (under ten) to bed early on New Year's Eve and then ...?

Question

... get them up again so that they can "see the New Year in" even though they may be tired and there will be alcohol around.
I always put my boys to bed at their usual time and told them that they would wake up to a New Year so they needed to sleep well in order to get ready for it! I always crept up and gave them a New Year kiss at midnight though while they were sleeping.
What do you do as regards young children at New Year?
When all of mine got to be teenagers they were allowed to stay up just for that one night if they wanted to but normally their routine meant that they went off to bed anyhow as they were healthily tired!

Answer 1

We always had family get-togethers at New Year's Eve and so we were allowed to stay up.



Nobody was drunk though as me and my cousins were all so young at the time!



We had gatherings at my nan's mostly for New Year-she had a four bedroom house and had put beds in them for us to sleep in when we went to stay. I used to love going over. The thing is, where I was so used to going to bed early, I'd jump around with my cousins and then fall asleep somewhere-most of the time I was carried up to bed by 10:30pm out cold!!



We never went to bed though and got woken up again to see new year in. If we were still awake, then we saw it in. If we were asleep (and we mostly were!!) then we said happy new year the following morning.



I'll not be getting my son up though for New Year when he's a little older. If he's awake then he can see it in. If not, then I'll just let the little man sleep-it's only once a year! A very happy and prosperous new year to you and yours Joan, from Loulla and co.! XXX

Answer 2

My child goes to bed as normal and stays there until the morning. I go up and sit with her for 10 minutes at midnight. But actually I think the whole thing is just nonsense. New year doesn't mean a thing to me. It's a time, a date. In another place it happened an hour ago. In another culture it's not even recognised. It's just an exuse for a party and bad behaviour.

This year I had to call the police as I had teens breaking into my garden and threatening to stab both me and my child when I told them to leave. every year it's unpleasant because I live in a rough town and get drunk/high people screaming and shouting and fighting in the street, and fireworks are going off until 2am, so i can't sleep. It's very loud.

I don't like it at all. My daughter is better off in bed.

Answer 3

My kids are still young (6, 4 and 3). My 4 and 3 year old will go to bed as they normally do. My 6 year old we're letting stay up a little later and spend time with us. But I won't be waking him up at midnight - don't see the point of it.



Happy New Year everyone!

Answer 4

I always allowed our son to stay up if he wanted to. He usually went to bed at his usual time and wandered down to see the New Year in, then went off back to bed. I don't think it does any harm,it's only one night and a traditional night at that. I think that this is the one night when everything goes on till the early hours, bl**dy fireworks and all, I remember in my younger days, doing the hokey cokey all around the streets accompanied by all the neighbours. It's Tradition.

Answer 5

Nope, my two are totally out of their usual routine just now anyway, they've been allowed to stay up really late playing with all their new toys, tommorow it'll just be me and them, their dads going to a party, Oh the joys of pregnancy! LOL, anyway I've bought some party food and some Irn Bru, and we can all sit and watch the bells on the TV, after that bed!



Saying that from Tuesday it's back to bed at 7.30 and 8pm, they get to read for half an hour, so it'll give them a chance to read some of the new books they got at Christmas before they go back to school!



Happy new year to you and yours Joan!

Answer 6

well my daughter who is 3 1/2 will be able to be awake on new year eve. she will get a nap in the afternoon so she will be up pn new year eve to see the new year .



since its going to be a family thing and her her cousins her age and older are going to be there. so she will be playing most of the time.



there will be alcohol but not everyone drinks so my daughter will be safe around familymembers.



just like last year she was dancing and playing having fun besides its only 2 nights a year she gets to be up at that time christmas eve and new years eve.



happy new year

Answer 7

S'all very well and good putting them to bed at the normal time... but then you get the local yobs and drunks coming up the road making all sorts of noise and hullaballooo and of course, then there's the bl@@dy fireworks going off until well after 1 and 2 a.m. so they will be lucky if they get any sleep when its all going on anyway.



I sometimes feel my age, you know... and I often wonder if we ever made the same sort of noise that people do nowadays... I dont remember that we ever did.

Answer 8

Our boys now aged 4 and 21 months always see the New Year in with us. They sleep in the afternoon and we have a lazy day New Years. I think its just as important for them. A family thing.

Answer 9

my two are 13 and 16 now so stay up, when little they were tired and wanted their beds, as they got older if they were up to it they were allowed to stay up, we had the family party at our house so there was no need for a sitter and the girls were excited about the party, when they got tired they went to bed, we never forced them to stay up though, the odd late night does no harm and doesn't spoil any bed time routine, holidays and high days, let them stay up

Answer 10

I have a 7 and 9 year old and for the past couple of years they do see the new year in, but when there were toddlers i did put them to bed their normal time.

Answer 11

I have a six and a three year old, I'll ring in the New Year for them at 8 and off to bed they go. I have appetizers that I'm making that's kid friendly though out the day and little party hats and tooters and it'll be a great party for just the four of us!

Answer 12

Have to admit joan as they started getting a little older they were allowed to stay up and just slept in the next day.



3 of mine are all adults now and lead their own lives so as momof3 said they'll probably still be out when we go to bed. Even my youngest one who was 15 today has a choice of 3 parties to go to !!

Answer 13

my nephew is babysitting my 4 and my friends 2. i will put the 4 youngest to bed before we go out as they can be a handful(9,8, 5 n 5) n i will let my older 2 stay up til they get tired or i get back(12 n 13) then we will be going our local (5 mins up road)

then when we get back all the kids will be asleep downstairs in various places and i will have to put them all back to bed!!!!

but it is only once a year so its fine LOL:)

Answer 14

My daughter is only 2 and a half so I will be putting her to bed as usual and like you creep up and give her a new years kiss at midnight, hopefully not waking her.

Answer 15

I have young grandchildren and the 8 and 10 year old will be with me until their mum finishes work at 9.30 .The elder one will stay up but the younger one will WANT to stay up but probably have fallen asleep in my house before his mum arrives.

Then we go to a party at 10pm and get home at 'x' o'clock. There will be loads of noise and fireworks and we'll hokey-cokey until dawn - we love New Year's Eve !!

As for getting the kids back up - no-if they're asleep, let them sleep-if they didn't need it, they'd be awake !

Happy New Year Joan !

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Joan!

Answer 16

Our daughter is 14 months, last new year she saw it in with us as she was only a couple of months old & didn't sleep well. This year we imagine she'll be in bed as it'll be too late for her to stay up, her bedtime is about 8:30-9pm. When she's able to push herself to stay up longer that'll be fine just once a year & we don't mind if thats when she's 4yrs or 14yrs. Its a special time & we don't drink so its just the three of us having a family new year celebration.

Answer 17

I am babysitting my 4yr old grandson and he has gone to bed at usual time. I will tiptoe in at midnight to give him a New Year kiss. When my children were under 10yrs old they went to bed at normal time. After that we used to sit up together to watch a tv special, but tv these days doesnt put anything special on anymore, well they dont where we live.

Answer 18

i have 3 young kids 3 5 and 9, they all go to bed about half 7 and will stay there till morning, new year has never been made a big thing when i was a kid so i dont do it with mine, they know its a new year but not that bothered about it, we will have a few friends and father in law over tonight and that will be it, gone are the days i go out celabrating and getting totally erm drunk :-)

Answer 19

I would give your 2 eldest boys the choice whether they wanted to stay up or to waken them later. Its up to the parents what they will let the boys do. My grandsons aged from 12 down to 8 will get the chance to go to the village square to see in New Year and yes there will be alcohol about. The youngest boy not yet 2 will be in bed as usual.

Answer 20

eh new years isnt really for children in my opinion. its all really for adults. i honestly didnt even care about new years as a child. if you make a big deal about it then they will think its something special to be a part of like santa coming or the easter bunny. nothing big happens the clock just keeps going for kids. its kinda disappointing really, you finally sit up all night one year to find nothing special at all. everyone is drunk and cranky the next day. its an adult only holiday and i think you should leave it that way.

Answer 21

My boys are 7 and 5 years old, and I'm not getting them up for the New Year. When they are sleeping it's the only time they aren't fighting and I enjoy the peace. Plus I'm not staying up for the New Year myself. =)

Answer 22

the past few years i have ,but usually one of them falls asleep way before that time anyway ,As children we always went to a party at my mothers friends house , and stayed over ,it was great fun because they had totally different toys to what we had , and more sweets and choccies lol ,To be honest i always feel flat after new year , with all the build up and everything of Christmas, I suppose we all feel like that x

Answer 23

I would not put them to bed then wake them up again if my girls were asleep they stayed asleep.

It depended on what we did when they were younger if we went out they come with us but normal they stayed in bed until they were older.

Now they are adults so both will be out until the small hours partying but WE will be in bloody bed asleep ha ha ha.

Answer 24

my 2,6 & 7 yaer old will all be in bed as normal, they don't really understand what new year's eve is all about and they only end up really miserable on new year's because they are tired, my 14 year old will stay up with us the see in the new year.

Answer 25

my 8yrold and 14 yr old will be seeing new year in with us they dont go back to school till thurs so have 2 nights to recover and get back into their normal routine

Answer 26

they will be going to bed between 8 - 9 as usual and they will stay there til morning. they will need their sleep because my daughter is 10 on new years day!!!!! thats when we do our celebrating together.

Answer 27

When my boys went to sleep, the only thing I would have woke them up for was if the house was on fire. Same with my grandson.

Answer 28

my 2 year old can stay up for as long as he can tomorrow which probably wont be too late



this age they get tired early anyway

Answer 29

my little girl goes at the same time regardless,and what is there for her to get up for theres nothing for her to see is there so she might as well get her rest,i text my older boys at midnight to wish them all happy new year,if i can get thru

Answer 30

I think you should just let them sleep. It's just another day. I wouldn't have got my children up.

Answer 31

i cant they are 17 and 21 yrs.

Answer 32

mine will be in bed normal time.. 8-9pm..(3years old)

Answer 33

no



i'd say happy new year next morning