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[quote=Anonymous]I think it is a combination of different factors for us.  In magnet MS my DS was always in bed no later than 9 pm.  Magnet HS is a whole different story and the lack of sleep does impact his well being imo.  The late nights are a combination of the increased work load as you enter HS, the difficulty of magnet classes (esp. math and CS), more demanding ECs and more distractions.  Since he LOVES school and loves his ECs (and is a straight A student so I feel confident that he is not struggling or under undue pressure because of the difficulty of the classes) the only thing I feel able to impact is the distractions.  The problem is, it is not so easy to tell a 15, 16 or 17 year old what to do.  I am not going to sit next to him as he works on HW to make sure he only uses his computer for HW.  The most I can do is encourage him to start his HW as early as possible instead of at 6.30 on weekdays or Sunday afternoon on weekends.  Yes they are our children but they are also young adults and it is not possible to parent a high schooler the same way you parented an elementary school or middle school child.  
OP in addition to what you are already doing I encourage you to have a discussion every year with your child about their work load.  I have for example encouraged/insisted that DS take fewer APs, that there is always an easy/break class on the schedule every semester etc.  If your child is picking difficult classes because they are interested and really want to study Optics/Mathematical Physics that is one thing but if they are loading up on APs because their friends are doing this, you have to step in.
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