kid's sleep requirements and activities

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I know there was a thread about this recently but I juts realized something this

past couple weeks about my son. He does need more sleep when he is more active.

I wasn't really tracking but after Thanksgiving weekend when we were busy and

staying up later and running around he was more exhausted that I had thought. I

think I need to better track as sometimes he falls asleep at 6:00 pm and sleeps

through and I think he is sick. But in reality it is just the exhaustion from

the CMT and he just needs that extra rest.

I find it hard to balance playdates and homework some days because if he comes

home from school he is tired but wants to play with friends. Of course when he

gets home he is too tired to do homework.

How do others with kids handle this balance? We went on a field trip to the

Bronx zoo last year with his class. So basically we had to stay with the group.

It wasn't a terribly long day but lots of walking. He was tired for the next

two days after that.

Lori