Anyone Awake? Need Advice.....

I have had many sleep overs and you always buy ear plugs ahead of time. Yes you say whatever and go to bed. They will not go to sleep. If you force the issue they will fake it and get back up as soon as they think you are sleeping.

We don't do these sleep overs often because this behavior keeps me up. I don't like it and I don't think it's a required benefit of being alive and being a little girl. Somehow, when it's been a few months, I forget and say yes. They usually do fall asleep EVENTUALLY.

My daughter is 9. I have sleep overs for her all the time at our home.
The girls, do not go to sleep at their normal times. ALL the Moms, KNOW they will be up all night, chatting and giggling.
And it is fine.
YES I tell the girls, lights out... etc. But they are so busy chatting and giggling... that they are too giddy to sleep.
This is a sleep over. Girls. They do this when all together. Like a flock of baby birds.

But YES, 3:20am is too late.
So go and tell them.
And at this time of 3:20, who the heck can they be calling or texting with their cell phones????
You are the adult. GO in there and yes, tell them to turn it off.... and you stand there, until they do and fall asleep.

Will the girls Moms... be pissed, that their daughters went to bed after 3:20am???? Or will they be happy about it and have no problem with that?
Think about that. They may think it is not being responsible... as the Host of this sleep over. You are the Host of this sleep over... so, you need to grab the reins. It is 3:20am!

YOU are the adult. Tell them to turn it off, be quiet, and stand there until they calm down and fall asleep.

Once it gets a tad too late at my daughter's sleep overs, I go up to them, tell them SLEEP, turn things off, get under their blankets and go to bed. They are all bleary eyed anyway. And then I sit on a nearby sofa and tell them I will stay there until they fall asleep. Otherwise, yes... the girls would be up until dawn.

Next: where is your Wife??? Is she sleeping???? Or wondering what to do about this as well?

You are the adult. C'mon... these are 10 year old girls. You pull rank.

The last sleepover that we had they were up at that time. (my daughter included) I screamed (and i mean screamed) my daughters name from my room. I had already gone in a couple of times. They were instantly quiet. The next morning they all apologized one by one. (well the shy ones were 2 by 2....lol!)

There is staying up late and then are you kidding me late! I hope you got some sleep. These are fun memories that your daughter will have forever. Please dont stop the sleepovers.

i hope they finally fell asleep. I would've taken the cell phones away, personally.

Is this a serious question? LOL.

Come on - this can't be real. You have a sleep over, and seem surprised that little kids stay awake? You somehow have dealt with it UNTIL magically at 3:20 in the morning, you just HAVE to ask someone.

Can't ask your wife. Is she asleep? LOL So you decide the best course of action is then to post on here and HOPE that a) mommy's are available and b) the available ones are sane and give good advice. At 3:20 am?

ROFLMAO

ahem...sorry. Here's my real answer: If 10 year olds do not go to sleep at 10p at the latest EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, there could be serious sensory and/or learning disorders. Are they sluggish this morning? It's probably already started. Did they ignore your previous attempts to quiet them (that you didn't mention)? Thats a sign of gang activity. Take them immediately to a psychologist. Also, what are 10 year olds doing with cell phone? Totally inappropriate. I would flush them down the toilet and then give their parents a proper talking to.

my daughter is 9 - we've had several sleepovers. that is totally normal (and to be expected) my thing is.........if they are being loud and i cant fall asleep because of them, then i go say something. but if they're quiet in the room i go to sleep.

I am late to respond but if they would have being to loud I would have gone there and tell them they need to be quite, I wouldn't have take their phones away.
Then next morning I would have my sweet revenge and wake them up early for breakfast, muahaha!
I remember when my oldest daughter had her first sleep over, my husband ask me to do it in a night where he wouldn't be home, so yeah, I second the mom that says you were brave on having a sleep over at your house , lol.

Good luck with telling them to go to sleep. I would make sure that all those kids are gone home as early as possible, hopefully for your sake by 10:00 a.m--or you will have a very crabby bunch of little girls to deal with. It's not pleasant, let me tell ya.:(

You as the parent do need to set limits -- I would put the electronics in another room and tell them it's time for sleep.

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Hugs.

I almost never slept at "sleep"overs from puberty onward. The hostess almost always catches a couple hours (because it's familiar territory), but the guests rarely do. It's too exciting to be elsewhere.

A 1:1 best friend sleepover that happens pretty regularly, both will get some sleep... but it will be late.

Oh you poor thing! Did you ever get any sleep? What finally happened? I am sure your wife will forgive you. You are very brave to have a sleepover.

Next time serve some Sleepytime tea at around 10:30 and you'll get silence sooner than you thought.
Linden Flower tea, or Vervain or Chamomile should do the trick.

I am sure it's to late now, but I would have taken the phones and told them to go to sleep. Unplug the internet and take the power cord for the TV while your at it. We don't do sleep overs. I'm to old and tired!

I am way late in responding but couldn't help it. When we do sleepovers - either 1 kid or 10 kids - I let them stay up however late they want. I figure I can always make mine take a nap the next day. If it is a 1 kid sleepover and we have something going on the next day - I do let them know ahead of time and enforce the bedtime. But typically don't. Now - funny story - this last fall my son (12) had a friend over. I went to bed - just told them to keep it down, keep the tv down, and stay in the house. I woke up to hearing the door open. Woke up hubby - he said - Nah - they aren't outside. I hear the basketball. Go to check - they are playing b-ball at 3 in the morning ! I trust both my kid and his friend. But they can't be outside at 3 in the morning ! They got inside really quick and finally went to sleep. Still laugh about it. Anyway - my take - let the kids stay up and enjoy being together.

If they're not getting into trouble, let them stay up all night and suffer the consequences of sleeplessness! That's part of the whole slumber party experience!

I would go in there tell them calmy, its 3 am time to put away phones. And go to sleep or I'm taking away phones

I am sorry, I don't know what to tell you, but I can tell you that they are probably not going to sleep, so the rest is up to you. Something changes when girls get together at that age. Wish I could help. Maybe tell them they have to turn out the light and stay in the room unless they need the restroom....maybe just go to bed? Good luck!

I would have taken them away.

Hopefully you got them to sleep as a parent who received on of these allnighters back at home paid for a week getting her back on schedule. My kid went without a phone or any electronics. I know they want to have fun but they and you need sleep.