I was never allowed to stay on midnight until I was 16,    my parents,  Nan and Granddad use to go out together,  great Nan looked after us.    since she having lunch at our house Great Nan use to stopped the night at our house,   since parents and Nan and Granddad were over the limit.  

Parents and me are keeping it low key as usually,  the last time we did something was welcoming in 2000.

For a long as I can remember I have stayed up till midnight every New Year's Eve.  We always had special snacky foods that were too expensive to have other times and watched movies and then watched the ball drop.  My son is only two so he will not be staying up till midnight, but he may stay up a little later than his normal bedtime because we are having family over for snacks and games.

For as long as I can remember, I got to stay up till 12. My little one is only 4 and she hasn't stayed up like that yet. There won't be much happening here tonight so I doubt she would want to stay up late tonight.

My two youngest (7 and 4) will be going to bed a little later than normal, but only because we have a chuch service tonight at 7:30.  After that they go to bed --- they have not learned the art of sleeping in and I don't need cranky kids on New Years Day!! This is the second year that our oldest two (10 and 12) will be staying up past midnight - because they understand and they enjoy being with their friends.   They also know how to sleep in! 

So far, in my house, the trend has been for me allow them to stay up. They're normally crashed out midnight comes around, though. So, we end up carrying them back to their bedrooms before it's over with. 

When I was a kid, my grandma would turn her clocks back an hour and we would celebrate with the New York People. We livid in chicago and were happily in bed by 11:15 thinking it was the new year! 

My kids will be allowed to stay up tonight and celebrate the new year.

My parents always let me stay up to celebrate the new year.

We were allowed to stay up, but we almost never made it until midnight. It was fun to try anyway.

I think our kids will be allowed to stay up, once they're old enough to understand what is going on.

i always went to bed at the normal times i was suppose too until i knew what new years meant. haha, but knowing us, we just pass out way before 12am

my son is only 18 months and even if i opted to not put him to bed at 7, his normal bedtime, i'm sure he would put himself to bed long before midnight. i don't have any problem with kids being allowed to stay up and celebrate the new year, and will probably even buy sparkling grape juice for them when my son and baby-on-the-way are a bit older.

when i was little my parents, aunt&uncle, grandparents, and great-grandparents always went out to a party, and took us to a sitter witha few more kids our age, prolly 8 kids or so total, and we would stay up and watch movies, and when our parents came back they would bring us hats, and noisemakers, and glow sticks. it was fun.

i was allowed to stay up as long as i could, which never passes 11 because my mom always shooed me to bed early at 9 - 10ish so i could never stay awake !

I don't have kids but I'd let them stay up if they want to. Why not? It's one night, I'm pretty sure they'd survive.

I think the first time I was even aware of new years eve I was like 5 and I walked out to the living room because I couldn't sleep. My parents told me I could stay up and welcome the New Year with them, except I think we celebrated early because I was falling asleep.