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Could go to bed earlier
Does nobody who says this remember their days in highschool?
Let's say a bedtime of 9
School gets out at 3
Allot about 2 hours for homework, it's now 5
Allot an hour for dinner, it's 6
Congratulations! A kid has a whopping 3 hours of free time per weekday to enjoy the last few years of childhood. These are even relatively conservative numbers, HW could easily stretch into 3-4+ hours with an AP class or a particularly HW heavy teacher leaving a whole hour of free time! How wonderful.
Oops wait, a strict parent(s) now adds an additional hour for household chores, ah well so much for free time.
It's unfortunate if they want to exchange sleep for free time but that's up to them. I made that decision too.
I'm just saying there is an option to those who want to sleep longer. Later starting time wouldn't change things there. Shorter school days maybe.
You do seem a bit sleep deprived. I was talking about going to bed earlier, it's an option for more sleep.
the whole damn point is that teenagers can't just choose to go to sleep earlier, all that would result in is them laying wide awake in bed and missing out on time to socialize.
Is this a scientifically shown thing, that teenagers can't go to bed early?
It's proven they can't wake up early. Hence the calls to push school back.
That'll just leave them more free time during the evening, but I guess if it fits their schedule better. Dunno if it would help
It sucks, but as things are those are the options for them. Either less sleep and more free time or cutting back on free time.
Worked for us during camp. Took a while to get to the rhythm but worked. Dunno if it's an actual thing that teenagers have to sleep on a schedule where they have to stay up late. If so, sucks, then they got no choice.
People keep thinking everything said online is an argument. I'm just telling you those are their options. It's tough titties for them since they really can't affect when their school starts.
Don't be angry at me that that's how it is. I didn't make it so.
Well duh. As adults, authority figures and parents that's our job to push for these things and get it done for them. Just because we had to suffer through it doesn't mean the status quo should remain the same. That's the same BS "pull up the ladder behind me" attitude that's affecting so many other things.
What is the same "pull up the ladder behind me” attitude?
I'm just talking about the situation right now. I can't do anything about that.
This is like kids getting mad when they learn their parents aren't all powerful. I just can't snap my fingers and change the situation. Wish I could, friendo.
It sucks, but as things are those are the options for them. Either less sleep and more free time or cutting back on free time.
Worked for us during camp. Took a while to get to the rhythm but worked. Dunno if it's an actual thing that teenagers have to sleep on a schedule where they have to stay up late. If so, sucks, then they got no choice.
It sucks, but as things are those are the options for them. Either less sleep and more free time or cutting back on free time.
One does not simply "go to bed" when your brain is simmering in hormones.
Worked for us during camp. Took a while to get to the rhythm but worked. Dunno if it's an actual thing that teenagers have to sleep on a schedule where they have to stay up late. If so, sucks, then they got no choice.
Älä jauha paskaa, sinäkin olit joskus teini.
That's why I know. I could've slept longer. Chose not to.
You should read why, studies found teenagers bodies(something outside of their control) fall asleep later.
Wouldn't hurt to link them, not just for me but for the thread in general
lol ... I had a nephew like that .. at around the age of 12 to 15 a few years ago .. I'd be visiting their family, then around 10, he'd yawn, make a big show and say he's going to bed.
What the parents just ignored was that he was lying in bed with his ipad and phone until early, early in the morning watching movies, youtube or tv all night long and getting absolutely no sleep ... wake up like a drunken sailor every morning and not pay attention at school.
The parents didn't care because the kid wasn't bothering them and he stayed quiet in his room ... he could live their by himself on the wifi connection for all they cared. ... high speed internet is a great baby sitter.
There was no internet access in bed kind of thing when I was a teen and I still did the same thing, I just used books and the radio instead.
I did this a few times... with a gameboy/DS