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Have none of you heard of a circadian rhythm?
A teen to young adults sleep cycle is different from those of children and adults. Up later, sleep later.
I still am prone to staying up later, on the weekends ill be up till like 12 or later and still waking up at 5 or 6am since I have dogs that need to go out an be fed by 8am at the latest.
During the week though I am up every morning by 630 regardless of what time I got to bed which is usually 9pm.
If I slept in though it'd throw me off an I'd easily be up till 4am.
It's not all that weird.
It's only weird when you get older and forget what it's like to be young.
Have none of you heard of a circadian rhythm?
A teen to young adults sleep cycle is different from those of children and adults. Up later, sleep later.
I still am prone to staying up later, on the weekends ill be up till like 12 or later and still waking up at 5 or 6am since I have dogs that need to go out an be fed by 8am at the latest.
During the week though I am up every morning by 630 regardless of what time I got to bed which is usually 9pm.
If I slept in though it'd throw me off an I'd easily be up till 4am.
It's not all that weird.
It's only weird when you get older and forget what it's like to be young.
Has nothing really to do with being weird. Its when it becomes a chronic problem that makes it unhealthy. A parent should care if their child is healthy or not.
Does your daughter find it difficult to fall asleep? Is there something that is keeping her from sleeping? This could very well be the signs of a sleeping disorder. Before you consider any type of discipline for this behavior, it might not be a bad idea to have this behavior evaluated by your daughter's Physician.
Haven't read the whole thread, but as the mother of a teenage nightowl I recommend that you shut your bedroom door and turn on a fan for white noise.
During school I tell my daughter no computer or texting after 10 p.m. so she can get some sleep, but during the summer, I don't care as much. We call it The Secret Life of Sarah, because she's up on the computer, or watching TV, or sometimes doing laundry, etc. while we're fast asleep.
Seems to me everyone is freaking out over a very natural sleep-wake cycle among teens. Why do you think school districts are discussing pushing back high-school starts? It is because most teenagers go to bed late and sleep late -- as a natural part of their growth, not because they're 'lazy' or on drugs. Sleep cycles change over our lifetimes. We all know older folks who can't keep their eyes open past 9 pm and who get up very early despite this not having been their pattern in their younger years.
As for not needing much sleep, there are people who thrive on 3-4 hours a night. Some of these people include heads of corporations and states. Keeping them in bed longer than that is only going to frustrate the heck out of them. There is also a genetic mutation in perhaps as much as 3% of the population that prevents them from sleeping longer than that...and they don't need to.
Seems to me everyone is freaking out over a very natural sleep-wake cycle among teens. Why do you think school districts are discussing pushing back high-school starts? It is because most teenagers go to bed late and sleep late -- as a natural part of their growth, not because they're 'lazy' or on drugs. Sleep cycles change over our lifetimes. We all know older folks who can't keep their eyes open past 9 pm and who get up very early despite this not having been their pattern in their younger years.
As for not needing much sleep, there are people who thrive on 3-4 hours a night. ASome of these people include heads of corporations and states. Keeping them in bed longer than that is only going to frustrate the heck out of them. There is also a genetic mutation in perhaps as much as 3% of the population that prevents them from sleeping longer than that...and they don't need to.
My sixteen year old son just brought this up, actually, he'd been reading about it. Neither of us really understand why this knowledge is accepted yet HS still starts at 8am...?? There is a high school where we are moving that has two start time options, and the later one is basically night school (3pm to 9 or something)... makes sense to me! Unfortunately it's an "alternative" school for kids in trouble so no appropriate for my night owl son.
As for people who only need 3 or 4 hours a night -- I wish I were one of them! I am a night owl but when I do finally hit the sack I still need 8 to 10 hours. I keep hearing that as you age you need less sleep, and I keep waiting for that to happen (I am 42). I sure could get more done if I only needed 6 hours instead.
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