‘My 10-year-old daughter doesn’t have a bedtime’
A mum has revealed that her 10-year-old daughter doesn’t have a bedtime, and can stay up until 5am if she wants.
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A mum has revealed that her daughter doesn’t have a bedtime, and she can stay up to 5am if she wants.
TikTok user @treeeflower uploaded a video with the title, “Unconventional (and controversial) ways I’m raising my 10 year old”, as reported by The Sun.
“No bedtimes, or wake up times, (sometimes that means going to sleep at 5am and waking up at 4pm),” she said.
“Has never been to school. Chooses what she wants to learn and when she wants to learn it.”
The mum added she also puts no limit on screen times for her daughter and she is free to make her own choices.
Another one of her “rules” is “no sleepovers”, and this applies to family members too.
She added that her daughter still sleeps in the same bedroom as her.
Finally, she said she is raising her daughter to “speak her own mind”, and she is “encouraged to be opinionated”.
The mum shared that she’s a “crunchy mum”, which, according to Kidspot, means a parent who would prefer to use natural options if they can.
“Crunchy mums usually choose the natural option instead of the mass-produced or medicated one,” they said.
“So that’s a natural (drug-free) home birth, placenta encapsulating, breastfeeding (not just for the six-month recommended WHO minimum, but until the child weans themselves), anti-vaccination, anti-circumcision, baby-wearing, co-sleeping, bed-sharing, cloth nappies or elimination communication, attachment parenting, natural medicine, organic eating, and (sometimes) homeschooling or unschooling.”
The mum’s video has been viewed over 700,000 times, and divided opinion.
“You’re basically creating a child who will be dependent on you for life because she lacks a basic education,” one person wrote.
“How can she be opinionated when she’s exposed to nothing?” another added.
However, one supported the parenting method, and said: “Raising a child authentically away from society’s standard is nothing to be ashamed of.”
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
Originally published as ‘My 10-year-old daughter doesn’t have a bedtime’
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