‘I would die’: Stay-at-home mum’s shocking night-time routine sparks fierce debate

One mum’s bedtime parenting approach has left many people scratching their heads.

They’re a bunch of night owls.

How someone chooses to parent their child is a personal choice — and one mum’s approach has many people scratching their heads.

It’s typical for most young kids to have an early bath and bedtime schedule, but Emily Boazman chooses to do the complete opposite.

Dinner time in the Boazman household is as late as 9:30pm and bedtime stories take place close to midnight, New York Post reports.

Nothing is happening on the early side in this family. Photo: istock

Staying up late is something many kids can only dream of — but for Boazman’s three homeschooled kids, who are 9, 7 and 3 — this is their norm.

The stay-at-home mum is married to a district attorney who usually gets home from work on the late side.
Once he’s home — usually after 8pm — is when the family will begin their wind-down routine for the night, which often includes an evening walk, followed by cooking dinner, cleaning up, Boazman’s daughters getting their hair prepped for the next day, bath time and then finally bedtime, which is usually a little after midnight, according to a viral video the mum posted with time stamps.

“They wake up just fine” — usually around 10:30am,” Boazman told Newsweek in an interview. “I have to tell them to get up a few times but once they’re out of bed, they’re perfect for the rest of the day.”

Boazman’s untypical regimen for her family caught many by surprise in the comment section of her video.

Viewers were completely divided over Emily's nightly routine. Photo: TikTok/@emilyboazman

“OMG, I would die if we were making food at 9pm. I’m thinking about bed at that time.”

“This is chaotic. I can’t imagine growing up in this chaos.”

“This is my worst nightmare.”

Yet, many others agreed with — and even related to — her logic.

“Thank God there is other families that don’t make their kids go to bed at 7 and have a day routine I’m winging this thing called motherhood & life.”

“We do something similar! in bed by midnight. it’s amazing because early mornings at the woooorst.”

“Why I homeschool…we get to decide our schedule and our lifestyle. We are night owls too.”

Boazman isn’t the only mum whose parenting style has raised some eyebrows.

Jeri-Leah is a mum of four who doesn’t believe in rules.

Their wind-down routine for the night doesn't start until after 8pm. Photo: TikTok/@emilyboazman

She also posted a controversial video on social media where she explained that she never expects her kids to do chores or have any responsibilities.

“You don’t have to tidy, I will do that. I don’t mind. I’ll put your clothes away, I’ll wash your clothes. That’s my job, I’m your mum; I’m gonna mother you; let me smother you.”

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as ‘I would die’: Stay-at-home mum’s shocking night-time routine sparks fierce debate