Sleeping In On the Weekends

[Anonymous]

We wake our late sleeper to have lunch with us on weekends, and then he often takes an afternoon nap. He's a night owl, always has been, and we are trying to make sure he gets enough sleep and also doesn't throw his weekday schedule completely out of whack.

He's 15. I'm pretty sure he's not going to be signing up for 8 am classes in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 13 year old wakes up around 6 like he does every day. I wish he would sleep later!

So does my 12 year old. I wish he would sleep in!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Adult and I easily sleep that late or later.

Same here. Sleeping in is one of the greatest luxuries and I take advantage of it whenever I can. As do my children, with our encouragement.

It's not a luxury. It's a basic need. I don't understand the obsession of some of these parents to wake their kids up when they are clearly catching up in much needed sleep. I'm only going to wake my kids if they have somewhere they need to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I generally agree with everyone, though I do wake my DS up by 10, primarily because we go out and do things as a family.

I personally love to sleep in.

Someone probably made this point, but it isn't always true that your child is getting tons of sleep by sleeping in. Isn't it more often the case that the teen has gone to bed really really late because of electronics? I know that is true for my kid. So I try to limit that somewhat by getting him up by 10. And because Mondays are a nightmare otherwise and he often feels sick because of it.

Both technology in the bedrooms, including mine. It has always been second nature doe all of us to keep the technology stored in the kitchen on the charging station.

Nothing abnormal about teens sleeping in. I did it, my DH did it. Many teens catch up on sleep on the weekends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He sleeps till noon and takes a nap before dinner.

They need sleep, their week is insane.. they are growing and need to recharge.

Who denies a tired kid sleep.

Control freaks, that's who.

My mom did that crap and now I only tolerate her at a minimal level. Someone who needs to control to that level, is doing it in many other areas. Who the hell wakes someone who is sleeping, unless they have something to do? I'll even tell younger siblings to keep the noise down. My teen carries a very heavy work load at school and plays sports. He busts his ass harder than us working parents. Bot a chance I'm going g to force him to wake up just because.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Problem is then having them get up on Monday. Sleep researchers coin this “social jet lag” and it’s like flying to Europe every week. It’s not healthy...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170915164815.htm

"But for the large majority, the weekend-related jet lag is not a big deal. Almost all teens in the study did suffer from jet lag, but a majority of them did get enough sleep during the week."

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Adult and I easily sleep that late or later.

Same here. Sleeping in is one of the greatest luxuries and I take advantage of it whenever I can. As do my children, with our encouragement.

It's not a luxury. It's a basic need. I don't understand the obsession of some of these parents to wake their kids up when they are clearly catching up in much needed sleep. I'm only going to wake my kids if they have somewhere they need to be.

The problem is, in too many cases, they "much need" sleep because they are staying up too late during the week, playing on electronics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Adult and I easily sleep that late or later.

Same here. Sleeping in is one of the greatest luxuries and I take advantage of it whenever I can. As do my children, with our encouragement.

It's not a luxury. It's a basic need. I don't understand the obsession of some of these parents to wake their kids up when they are clearly catching up in much needed sleep. I'm only going to wake my kids if they have somewhere they need to be.

The problem is, in too many cases, they "much need" sleep because they are staying up too late during the week, playing on electronics.

Really? Because with my teen taking 4 APs and being a peer tutor, she is up late studying her ass off to further increase her 4.25. She can sleep all she wants.

[Anonymous]

On the off chance they don't have sports or other commitments, they can sleep as late as they want.

[Anonymous]

As long as everything is going ok and excessive sleep isn’t a sx of depression or isolation, sleep all you want! Being well rested is so important and growing bodies need extra sleep. I refuse to control something so basic and individual.

[Anonymous]

My mom did not wake us up for anything, if we had obligations we woke up with an alarm clock. I raised my kids the same way, from an early age, they got themselves up for school or whatever. That includes weekends. From age 6 on.

People have individual biological clocks, some are night owls, some are morning people, it is cruel to try to force someone to adhere to your version of what is "right".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How late does your tween/teen sleep? My 14 yr old didn’t get up until nearly noon today.

When no sports he sleeps in about that late. It’s normal. Let him sleep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make them get up at 10.

They don’t currently have any activities in the mornings, but in the fall, they have some that require much earlier wake up times. I cut them a break otherwise.

I would hate you if you were my mom. Leave them sleep. They are sleep-deprived enough as it is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Adult and I easily sleep that late or later.

Same here. Sleeping in is one of the greatest luxuries and I take advantage of it whenever I can. As do my children, with our encouragement.

It's not a luxury. It's a basic need. I don't understand the obsession of some of these parents to wake their kids up when they are clearly catching up in much needed sleep. I'm only going to wake my kids if they have somewhere they need to be.

The problem is, in too many cases, they "much need" sleep because they are staying up too late during the week, playing on electronics.

Playing on electronics? You must not have kids in high school. My DD plays 3 seasons of sports and doesn't start HW until after practice and dinner and shower. About 8pm. She is taking all honors and AP courses. She is lucky if she is done by midnight.

She can sleep as much as she wants on the rare days she has nothing going on.

[Anonymous]

OP - stop worrying about stupid stuff like this. Stop being controlling. If they don't have anything going on, let them sleep.