Bedtime for One Year Olds

I am with the thought since a one year old needs at least 15 hours of sleep that 7:00 is a perfect time if he is waking at a decent hour.
After the three year mark I raised it by half hour, like my son used to have to be in bed by 7pm at three, now he is four he gets to stay up until 7:30 and his big sis gets until 8:30. I will keep her on 8:30 until she is at least 10 probably as she needs a good 10+hours of sleep a night!!! :)

I think it is important to have your own personal mommy (mommy and daddy time) and unwind time in the evenings and putting him down at 7pm is the perfect way to get it.
As he hits two maybe see how he is doing with waking and napping and maybe put it to 7:30ish. I gauge with bedtimes if they are too tired then maybe not a good idea to push it up, but if he is not grouchy or overly tired it is really your call.

I guess my kids go to bed really early because my daughters (5 and 7) have a 7:30 bedtime while my almost 11yr old just got moved up to 8:30 from 8:00. When they were younger, they went to bed at 7pm because they got up with the sun (whether it was at 5am or 7am). I think 7pm for anyone younger than 4 is perfect. It also depends on the child. When your son starts laying in bed wide awake every night, you know it's time to move is bedtime to a later time. It's trial and error - do what 's best for your child.

Although my mom is not here anymore to see my children growing up I am still following her way of raising me. I remember her telling me that I didnt know there was life after 7pm until I got to school and heard other kids talking about different shows. My son who was 3 in June is in bed at 7pm. Now there are times when he has had a long nap in the afternoon and he might not go to sleep until 8 but he is in his bed and quite at 7 and since it is working I have no plans on changing it! I think its best to just go with what your child wants and what you need!

You just change it as it works for your family, as long as he has adequate time for sleep. I don't think any of my kids had a 7:00 bedtime, because we sometimes had evening activities and I wanted their bedtimes to be consistent. Mine went to bed later and were also able to sleep in later. That just worked better for us. Just make any changes gradually. Enjoy that baby!

at about 18 months we moved it to 7:15 and once in a while it would be 7:30 if she had taken great naps that day. she is just a few months past two years old now, and it's still 7:30, but she's down to one nap a day as well.

i don't know that there's a set age when bedtimes go later, you just need to follow your instincts and watch your child's cues as to when they're tired, etc.

if 7pm works for him, keep it! as fall comes, it will start getting darker earlier, and they'll fall asleep more easily. my daughter has a harder time when it's still so light outside at her bedtime.

NEVER! :) I still put my kids down at 7:30 and they are 4 years old and 2 years old. I let them stay up later on special occasions, but I really enjoy having time alone with my husband in the evening. I also use the time to get stuff done that I can't do when the kids are awake. Plus, little kids need a lot of sleep, so if your son is going to bed at 7, he must be tired and need the sleep...I say enjoy it.

Although my children have not been one for some time, I do remember theses times. I even follow the same procedure that I used to adjust their bedtimes now at age 10 and 15. I focus more on the time I want them to wake up. If they start waking up too early ( the case now being too late) I adjust the bedtime according to the amount of time they are now sleeping. Just take a look at the schedule you need to keep, perhaps daycare, or your work from home schedule and make it work for you while you can!