Routines are good but I don't think they are the concrete that some make it out to be. We all have our little things we like to do and sometimes the kids bend that a little bit but having the flexibility to get them in bed at a certain time is good. Our little man has fluctuated most of his life so far but we are starting to get him into bed a little earlier in the evening. For a while 10-11 were normal nights for him so that was brutal! Now we are getting him to sleep usually around 830-9. Our little man is a sleeper though! He loves his sleep just like his papa so that's really good and he will sleep until anywhere between 730-930 in the morning. Saving grace for some time of sanity that's for sure!
The only thing I would say could be a benefit to your daughter by going to sleep earlier and getting up earlier is she gets more hours of daylight and vitamin D, even in the house. Those morning hours are the best for vitamin D benefits if I remember correctly.
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