DD is usually in bed by 6.30 at the moment as she is trying to cut back to 2 day sleeps. Sometimes she wakes an hour after that so she might not end up going back to bed until 8.30. It might be 'mean' but I love it when she is in bed and stays asleep...that's really the only time of the day I have to myself and I don't want to be spending half my night trying to get kids to bed! The earlier she is in bed, the earlier dinner is over with and the kitchen can be cleaned up, then the rest of the night is for me. As she gets older and we sort out day sleeps then I'll move her bedtime back to 7/7.30 but at the moment she goes to bed when she is tired.