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The King! said:
how much sleep do people feel they need of a night on a regular basis

think i had 3 last night but i usually do like say 6 as a rule
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I'm good with about 6 hours. Just got back today from a 4 day camp with 80 odd Year 6 students. First night one of the kids wakes up at 3am after the kids finally settled around midnight, wants to go home, can't get on to parent and then sits out the front of the cabin refusing to go in for 45 minutes. Eventually get him in the medical room on a mattress but of course myself and a colleague have to then stay awake so he doesn't raid the pharmacy worth of medication.

Second night got about 6 hours but woken 2 hours in from a kid that can't sleep because its hot. Told him to take the sleeping bag off his bed, shrugs his shoulders, wanders back to his cabin and don't see him again.

Last night, just settled and one of our anaphylactic kids has a meltdown thinking they had eaten something they were allergic to.... they hadn't. Another gets homesick and another lot freak themselves out by telling ghost stories only for the wind to pick up and the bathroom door starts knocking. Tears and then settled. An interrupted 4-5 hours.

80 hours straight of work. Walked in the door and fell onto the bed for 5 hours of rest before waking up and now I probably won't sleep properly tonight.
 
Mister B said:
I'm good with about 6 hours. Just got back today from a 4 day camp with 80 odd Year 6 students. First night one of the kids wakes up at 3am after the kids finally settled around midnight, wants to go home, can't get on to parent and then sits out the front of the cabin refusing to go in for 45 minutes. Eventually get him in the medical room on a mattress but of course myself and a colleague have to then stay awake so he doesn't raid the pharmacy worth of medication.

Second night got about 6 hours but woken 2 hours in from a kid that can't sleep because its hot. Told him to take the sleeping bag off his bed, shrugs his shoulders, wanders back to his cabin and don't see him again.

Last night, just settled and one of our anaphylactic kids has a meltdown thinking they had eaten something they were allergic to.... they hadn't. Another gets homesick and another lot freak themselves out by telling ghost stories only for the wind to pick up and the bathroom door starts knocking. Tears and then settled. An interrupted 4-5 hours.

80 hours straight of work. Walked in the door and fell onto the bed for 5 hours of rest before waking up and now I probably won't sleep properly tonight.
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so good camp then?
 
The King! said:
so good camp then?
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Was actually one of the better ones I have been on. In general the kids were great, food was good, activities were constant, well run and varied, weather was great. The kids just lack a bit of resilience, are enabled by one particular staff member that seems to think she has missed her calling as a child psych despite having the maturity of an 11 year old and haven't spent much time away from home due to COVID.
 
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Mister B said:
Was actually one of the better ones I have been on. In general the kids were great, food was good, activities were constant, well run and varied, weather was great. The kids just lack a bit of resilience, are enabled by one particular staff member that seems to thing she has missed her calling as a child psych despite having the maturity of an 11 year old and haven't spent much time away from home due to COVID.
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This is what I found surprising, I can't remember any kids wanting to go home during the camps I attended as a student. Is this normal? or a trend in recent years?
 
Nuggetz said:
This is what I found surprising, I can't remember any kids wanting to go home during the camps I attended as a student. Is this normal? or a trend in recent years?
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They're 10-11 years old so I can see it.

An then there's the alterative, kids like me who scarred my mother for life by not looking back or even shedding a tear when she dropped me off at kindy.
 
Increased in recent times. Mix of a few things in my experience. COVID meant kids have spent less time away from home and therefore have not experienced even being away on family holidays as often. General parental fears of letting their kids go to sleepovers in case the hosts are predators mean less kids spending nights away from home. Last is parents not encouraging positive risk taking in their kids. The worst is when the kid straight tells you they don’t want to go because they don’t want to be away from home while you get a completely different excuse from the parent including that their grandmother is on their deathbed (forgetting that people are aware that both grandmothers have already passed).


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I remember grade 6 we went to canberra for a week - big deal for some had never left tassie- don't remember anyone considering going home/being home sick

But I guess when every second news report /podcast etc is about nut jobs and dangers for your kids , parents become overly protective then it reflects on the kids maybe?

i know i wouldn't just let my kids ride off around the neighbourhood - i trust them but not other idiots, where as my mum had no idea where i was riding off too most of the time and I never considered telling her.

I run a lot and even then during the day i see enough oddballs out and i'm a 39 year old man

guess my point was so do see where some of the lack of resilience festers form, though my daughter has grade 6 camp coming up and hasn't shut up about it , so hopefully they enjoy it

sounds like you are building some life experiences for the kids Mister B
 
The King! said:
I remember grade 6 we went to canberra for a week - big deal for some had never left tassie- don't remember anyone considering going home/being home sick

But I guess when every second news report /podcast etc is about nut jobs and dangers for your kids , parents become overly protective then it reflects on the kids maybe?

i know i wouldn't just let my kids ride off around the neighbourhood - i trust them but not other idiots, where as my mum had no idea where i was riding off too most of the time and I never considered telling her.

I run a lot and even then during the day i see enough oddballs out and i'm a 39 year old man

guess my point was so do see where some of the lack of resilience festers form, though my daughter has grade 6 camp coming up and hasn't shut up about it , so hopefully they enjoy it

sounds like you are building some life experiences for the kids Mister B
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It was good to see so many of the kids really toughing it out and trying new things despite their apprehension and fears. Nothing beats the smile on their face when they have a go at something they were reluctant to try and realise how fun it is.
 
Hi guys, sorry for the intrusion. And feel free to disregard/delete if this isn't the place to ask!

I'm doing a lap of the country next year and I'm trying to find good kennels to put the dog in for each capital city for a week or so. Is there anywhere in Sydney you'd recommend? I'd rather go off personal recommendations than vague online reviews. Hoping for decent value and good care.

Cheers. :)
 

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Carbine Chaos said:
Hi guys, sorry for the intrusion. And feel free to disregard/delete if this isn't the place to ask!

I'm doing a lap of the country next year and I'm trying to find good kennels to put the dog in for each capital city for a week or so. Is there anywhere in Sydney you'd recommend? I'd rather go off personal recommendations than vague online reviews. Hoping for decent value and good care.

Cheers. :)
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I think you need to explain yourself more
 
Carbine Chaos said:
Hi guys, sorry for the intrusion. And feel free to disregard/delete if this isn't the place to ask!

I'm doing a lap of the country next year and I'm trying to find good kennels to put the dog in for each capital city for a week or so. Is there anywhere in Sydney you'd recommend? I'd rather go off personal recommendations than vague online reviews. Hoping for decent value and good care.

Cheers. :)
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Not offhand mate, when I had dogs I used a house sitter. However, I'll put the word out and see what I can find for you.
 
bedford said:
I think you need to explain yourself more
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He's a lab and loves space, that's all I can think of haha.
Ticky009 said:
Not offhand mate, when I had dogs I used a house sitter. However, I'll put the word out and see what I can find for you.
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Thanks mate, that's really nice of you!
 

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Ticky009 said:
Anything location wise re: boarding? Will you have transport to get them where they need to go?
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Yeah I’m cruising around in a caravan so will have wheels. Not too fussed on location as long as it’s fairly easy to get to from the city area.
 
A mate of mine who loves the NBA has been staying with us the last few days, and he's been watching basketball pretty much non-stop. China must be aware of this because my Twitter algorithim has also suddenly had an influx of NBA-related content.

Between the TV and social media commentary, I have to ask... is there a sport more completely obsessed with its past? And defined by its most accomplished players? The amount of times I've heard the names Jordan, Johnson, Kareem, Bryant, Iverson etc invoked is insane. And the discussion about 'top five players'/'the GOAT' seems to be never-ending. It's really, really weird. All sports commentators and fans reference their greats from time to time, but with the NBA it seems to be constant, to the point it's really annoying. Gives off the vibe that everyone involved in basketball cares less about the basketball and more about being able to talk about the basketball.
 

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