Do you care what time your teen wakes up on weekends?

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely--by 11:00 AM so they are up and able to enjoy the day.

YOU WILL GET UP AND YOU WILL ENJOY THE DAY

We generally let our kids sleep late on the weekends, but we do get them up by early afternoon so their schedules aren't completely thrown off. One of my kids has always been a night owl, and there's no benefit to waking him up just because we've decided it's time to start the day. He needs 10-12 hours of sleep, and I want him to get it. On weekdays he takes a nap in the afternoons. On the weekends he sleeps late and doesn't need the nap. One of my brothers was the same way.

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I personally don't care but I do have an eye towards their sleep schedule during the week. So, maybe I'll try to get them up by noon if they don't have anything else going on earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teens going to bed at 11’and up at 6:30-7 aren’t getting enough sleep.

We only wake if there is a sport or other reason. On sundays he can sleep til whenever (although it’s mostly not past 11).

But what about the teen going to bed at 9pm and sleeping until 1pm? That doesn't seem right either.

I’m the one who posted this. My child needs it, and if they don’t get it, they’re grumpy and tired. Weekday sleep schedule is more like 9:30-8:30am. And sometimes on weekends bedtime is closer to 10:00. DC usually chooses their own bedtime.

[Anonymous]

No way do I wake them up (13 and 15 year olds). But it's not about them, it's about me. They tend to sleep until 11-12, and those hours between my natural waking time (around 7) and when they wake up are glorious! I read, watch TV, drink coffee, and bask in the beauty of a quiet house. (DH is a late sleeper too, or at least doesn't make a lot of noise if he's up). Those hours keep me sane.

[Anonymous]

This is a helpful thread. My 14 year old had previously ALWAYS been a very early riser--I just couldn't wait for the day to arrive where sleeping past 7am was a thing. Now on weekends, sleeping in until noon or 1pm. I was starting to stress about it, but the responses here have reinforced it's just normal. I've also had to come to grips about going to sleep before my kids.

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Anonymous wrote:My mom used to wake me up by 9am playing a bugle. It's seriously one of my worst memories of her and pisses me off to this day. She had this policy even on the summers I spent at her house while I was in college. I was always a good daughter, student and did all the chores she wanted, so it was ridiculous that I couldn't sleep in on the weekend. In high school, I had to be at the bus stop at 5:55 am and always felt sleep deprived no matter what I did.

My mom (who is gone, and I miss her dearly) used to sit at the dining room table and scream my name and it is also one of my worst memories. Her theory was that "if she was up, everyone else should be, too." I, too, did everything 'right.' I never wake my kids or my husband unless there's a reason. What's wrong with sleeping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way do I wake them up (13 and 15 year olds). But it's not about them, it's about me. They tend to sleep until 11-12, and those hours between my natural waking time (around 7) and when they wake up are glorious! I read, watch TV, drink coffee, and bask in the beauty of a quiet house. (DH is a late sleeper too, or at least doesn't make a lot of noise if he's up). Those hours keep me sane.

I’m kinda looking forward to this

[Anonymous]

He usually wakes up around 11 am. He has all asynchronous classes so this includes weekdays as well. It's okay with me.

[Anonymous]

I wake her if she is not up by noon. She stays up very, very late when she doesn't have any obligations the next morning. This bites her in butt on Mondays or days when she does has to be somewhere. So I try to keep her on some semblance of a normal schedule by waking her by noon.

[Anonymous]

We let them (13 and 17) sleep in though they’re both usually up on their own by 10:30am


I had one of those moms that was an “if I’m up everyone’s up” mom with chores starting promptly at 9am. She was like that on vacations too (minus the chores)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely--by 11:00 AM so they are up and able to enjoy the day.

YOU WILL GET UP AND YOU WILL ENJOY THE DAY

We generally let our kids sleep late on the weekends, but we do get them up by early afternoon so their schedules aren't completely thrown off. One of my kids has always been a night owl, and there's no benefit to waking him up just because we've decided it's time to start the day. He needs 10-12 hours of sleep, and I want him to get it. On weekdays he takes a nap in the afternoons. On the weekends he sleeps late and doesn't need the nap. One of my brothers was the same way.

That’s exactly what I was thinking... you WILL go to the basement and binge something NOW!

[Anonymous]

We wake our youngster up at 5am, do a light morning jog and then hit the gym for weight training. Afterwards it's a family breakfast at Bob Evans! Yimyum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a helpful thread. My 14 year old had previously ALWAYS been a very early riser--I just couldn't wait for the day to arrive where sleeping past 7am was a thing. Now on weekends, sleeping in until noon or 1pm. I was starting to stress about it, but the responses here have reinforced it's just normal. I've also had to come to grips about going to sleep before my kids.

I'm OP, and this is exactly my son. From 14 to 15 his internal clock reset. Next weekend is daylights savings time, just fyi.

[Anonymous]

I don't care, but my DH does. DS (high school senior) will sleep until after 12pm, but DH wants him up at 10am. To do....???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way do I wake them up (13 and 15 year olds). But it's not about them, it's about me. They tend to sleep until 11-12, and those hours between my natural waking time (around 7) and when they wake up are glorious! I read, watch TV, drink coffee, and bask in the beauty of a quiet house. (DH is a late sleeper too, or at least doesn't make a lot of noise if he's up). Those hours keep me sane.

I’m kinda looking forward to this

I'm this PP - it will come! It was the best ever when it did. I enjoy my kids immensely, but I'm also an introvert and can't imagine any sense of "I'm up so everyone else should be too." I honestly tiptoe around the house in order to prolong weekend mornings as long as possible--it's 4-5 hours when no one makes any demands. I'm already looking forward to tomorrow morning. It's been especially important during the pandemic. Kids' sports do throw a wrench into things sometimes, but oh well. Obviously I work a traditional schedule; I know not all parents have Saturdays and Sundays off, but hopefully those that work on weekends get something similar at some other point during the week.