COLD TURKEY. That's how we like to do it in my family.  And I'm not talking about putting an end to my rather liberal summer drinking habits.  I'm talking BACK TO SCHOOL BEDTIMES.  The parenting books smugly tell us to start "re-adjusting" our children's schedules a week or so before school starts so that they can be fresh and well-rested for the start of school.  That is complete HOGWASH...disinformation spread by the teacher's union.  We do not SPEAK the word "school" in our home in summer, it is forbidden.  We prefer to prolong summer - and keep the party going - until the last possible moment.  (I am just now filling out school forms, and school starts tomorrow.  None of us want to face the fact that the fun is over.)   Kids (unlike us geezer parents) adjust very quickly to circadian game changers like dawn wake up calls.  They are like Weebles.  (They might wobble, but they won't fall down.)  Kids hardly do anything those first few days of school, so why rob them of even a single summer day? Surely they can learn to open their locker, find the bathroom, and write their "what I did this summer" essay on 6 hours of sleep!? Tonight my husband will set the alarm clock for 6:15AM and we'll hope for the best.  By next week, via the "cold turkey" method, everyone's internal clock will be reset for "school time."  Meanwhile, we plan to enjoy our last night of summer...
 
Are you a back to school bedtime "adjuster" or do you quit summer "cold turkey"?  What is the worst that could happen? (Angry teachers need not reply!)