Teacher shares exact time kids should actually go to bed based on their age

A teacher has shared a handy guide to find out exactly what time children need to go to sleep depending on their age, but it’s sparked a big debate on social media. 

Many parents struggle with figuring out exactly what time they need to get their kids to bed and bedtime in itself can be a difficult feat. 

But this teacher, from Wilson Elementary School, has shared an old guide on social media to help parents. 

The guide shows that a seven-year-old child who needs to be up at 7am should be in bed for 8:15pm, while a five-year-old getting up at 6:00 am should be in bed for 6:45pm.  

Stacy, who re-shared the post, was surprised it went viral. Speaking to Fox6Now, she said: To me, it was a shock [that the post was shared so much]. I didn’t make it up. I found it coming across my personal page and I thought, ‘Wow, this is super helpful’.”

Some parents have agreed that the guide is useful. One wrote: “I have four kids — and I catch a lot of flack for their bedtimes. I started out setting their bedtime years ago based on how much sleep they need… Glad to see this chart justify the exact times we have already set.”

However, not everyone was impressed with the guide and called it a little unrealistic and like the ‘military’.

One mum argued: “This isn’t the military and if I was to send my kids to bed at 7 at night they would be up at 4 a.m. No thank you … Plus I would never get to spend time with them after school.”

Another added: “I’m sorry, but this chart is absurd. Who puts their kid to bed at 6:45?”

What do you think of the chart, will you be using it?