How late should my teenagers be allowed to sleep during the summer? Why?

November 27th, 2009 | by Dad |
comet girl…DUCK! asked:


Please state whether you are a teenager or an adult.

No, I’m not asking this so I can parent my teens. I’m just curious what your opinions are.

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  1. 45 Responses to “How late should my teenagers be allowed to sleep during the summer? Why?”

  2. By Exclusive [♥] on Nov 29, 2009 | Reply

    Between 12-2am…

  3. By Thugged Out Since Cubscouts on Dec 2, 2009 | Reply

    teenager, how ever late they want

  4. By ♥PeTrOlEuM JeLlY♥ on Dec 4, 2009 | Reply

    Teenager
    when ever they want! its summer freedom from school!

  5. By newbie on Dec 5, 2009 | Reply

    i’m 15 and my mom never told me what time i should go to bed. i usually fall asleep at 11 .no, she is not a bad mother.

  6. By Buzzy on Dec 8, 2009 | Reply

    I’m an adult. Let them sleep as long as they want, but start re-adjusting them a week or so before school starts.

  7. By AFLAAAAK on Dec 9, 2009 | Reply

    As for now, let them get it out of their system, and then about a month before school is back in session, start bringing bedtime back down to normal levels.

  8. By ♪♥Ashley♥♪ on Dec 10, 2009 | Reply

    im 16,a teen and i think since teens are almost adults,that we should be able to decide when we should go to sleep,because we’re supposed to be gettin ready for “adult hood”

  9. By rika on Dec 13, 2009 | Reply

    i am a teenager and I’d say as late as they wanted if they’re not lazy. i have no limits but i don’t sleep that much. time in bed is wasted.

  10. By jimmy d. on Dec 16, 2009 | Reply

    9 a m wake up call for breakfast, or go without!

  11. By SteveC on Dec 17, 2009 | Reply

    my 11 yo slept until 2pm yesterday

    SC

  12. By watsyaname on Dec 20, 2009 | Reply

    im 18 and ive always just slept till whenever at summer..

  13. By Love Me Or Hate Me on Dec 21, 2009 | Reply

    I am a teen.
    I’m aloud to stay up as late as I want, as long as I am up for what I need to be up for the next day.
    I’m 17.

  14. By Shaniqua♥ on Dec 22, 2009 | Reply

    i usualoy sleep till 1 or but im a senior this year so idk…

  15. By Cherrybaby on Dec 25, 2009 | Reply

    as a teenager i say let em sleep as long as they want-they work so hard during school-weeks so let them catch up on sleep…

  16. By Cheyenne on Dec 27, 2009 | Reply

    I am the parent of a teenager (13). He still needs to get up at a decent hour to be a productive human being. I think he should get up by 10am. Go to bed by 11pm. I still have to work!!!

  17. By Celtie on Dec 28, 2009 | Reply

    I kick my kids out of bed by 9:30 am — mainly so they can get some chores done before it gets really hot and they want to jump in the pool.

  18. By qtpi on Dec 29, 2009 | Reply

    i am a teen as of two weeks from now!
    i say they should sleep as long as they want!

    Help me!

  19. By ☆hεmρ☆ ☆hοηεγ☆ on Jan 1, 2010 | Reply

    They should be able to stay up as late as they want and sleep as late as they want.

    I mean c’mon ~ ITS SUMMER VACATION ~

    They should get a break from “schedules” for a couple months don’t you think?

    I’m an adult ~ 23

  20. By Baby. It's Fact. on Jan 2, 2010 | Reply

    Im a teenager. as long as they want, they’ve been at school nearly all year, let them be free and give them some space.

    You know…. Summer BREAK.

    =)

  21. By The Real Snow White <3 on Jan 2, 2010 | Reply

    I am a teen
    I think I should be able to sleep however late I want. Luckily for my parents I like to wake up at 7:30- 8:00

  22. By Joey Elvis on Jan 4, 2010 | Reply

    Teenager here. I’m up early on the weekends and holidays anyway, so I never get up later than 8 AM.

  23. By mad mike on Jan 8, 2010 | Reply

    6:30 am. If I have to be up, then so do they.

  24. By Marge S on Jan 9, 2010 | Reply

    I am an Adult and I believe that EVERYONE should take and get as much sleep as they need.

    If it becomes a worrisome problem than see a Doctor.

  25. By Emerson on Jan 12, 2010 | Reply

    They are teenagers…as long as they want. You only live once.

  26. By remoserjr107 on Jan 14, 2010 | Reply

    Later than usual, but they should find a Part-time Job…!!

  27. By Livin the American dream on Jan 16, 2010 | Reply

    i’m a 24 year old mother of 3 young boys.

    Unless they stay up too late at night getting into trouble, i think you should let them sleep as long as they want. its their summer vacation, their break from going to school the past 9 months, getting up at the ***** of dawn 5 days a week.

  28. By ms.dank on Jan 18, 2010 | Reply

    as late as they wanna
    its summer!
    just as long as they get their daily chores done and have a little me time
    let em be
    im 30

  29. By shalertitan52 on Jan 19, 2010 | Reply

    no later than 11 am. Put there *** behind a lawnmower. I’m an adult.

  30. By adventurous on Jan 20, 2010 | Reply

    i think 22 is ok… im 19

  31. By sweeteralsothanhunii on Jan 22, 2010 | Reply

    haha. make that lazy thing get up and help you around the house. :) wink

    I have a 9 and 11 yr old and they get up between 10 and Noon. My older daughters used to stay in bed til they went to work or the Y or the Mall. 1 – 2 ??

  32. By beecky!!!!!!!!!!!! on Jan 23, 2010 | Reply

    i am a teenager and i would say that they should need to be in bed by at least 12 almost every night and no later than 3 on an ocassion but the should be allowed to sleep in until about noon if they want—– they need to be able to get in enough sleep.

  33. By KringleSauce and HopenHeffa BFF! on Jan 27, 2010 | Reply

    im 13 and i think it should be around what ever time they want of course♥ =-)♥

  34. By jessie on Jan 28, 2010 | Reply

    I really don’t have a time that I wake her up but she usually wakes up by 10 am. I don’t think that is bad. If she has a friend over and they stay up late I let them sleep as long as they need to.

  35. By lovemybaby on Jan 30, 2010 | Reply

    I’m an adult. I would say 11:30am. You don’t want to help them to become lazy by allowing them to sleep well into the afternoon. It should also depend on the tasks you give them for the day. I recall sleeping until about noon in the summer, or waking early, then napping again shortly after, and I’m a decent person with good morals and a good job, but it wasn’t really necessary for me to sleep that long. Boredom made me sleep long. Maybe you could compromise and allow them to sleep later on the weekends in the summer.

  36. By padmanabhan s on Jan 30, 2010 | Reply

    I am an adult in fifties. When you should wake him up depends on your habits. When you and all your family members finish off your routine and go to sleep, you have to allow eight and a half hours of sleep for him and then only you should wake him up. Eight hours of sleep is necessary for your teenager offspring and a half hour before that for indulging in onanism.

  37. By Klitten on Feb 3, 2010 | Reply

    I am a mother of a 14 yr old…I allow him to sleep in til 12…no later.
    He has responsibilities to meet….but it is nice to have that extra little peice and quiet when he is not being an @ss to his brothers and sister!

  38. By Farm bred, grain fed, all natural on Feb 5, 2010 | Reply

    Since chores need to be done early, ’round here everyone is up by 6:30 at the latest. If they need more sleep, they can turn in earlier at night. No since burning daylight.

  39. By ♥Carmela♥ on Feb 6, 2010 | Reply

    as long as they want. I remember when i was a teen, I loved the freedom that summer brought, it’s the only time in their lives when they can be free, without bills, responsibilities or homework.

  40. By Pirate Girls Kick Butt! on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply

    Anyone over 15 should have a job (unless they are involved in many extra curricular activities), so they should be able to sleep until they need to go to work, or do house hold chores, go to a day camp for sports or whatever it is they constructively fill their time with.

    It should be more important what time they get to bed which determines the time they’d get up.

    Summers are a great break for kids but wasting time is never a good idea. I feel that summers are to pursue other things like going to camp, jobs, sports, church activities, etc….

    Also, as a behavior specialist: the disruption of regular sleep patterns has an effect on personality and productivity so it is best to keep kids on a fairly regular sleep cycle.

    I’m an adult.

  41. By Why's the rum gone? ☺☮♥ ツ♫ on Feb 7, 2010 | Reply

    Answer to question:
    As a parent, I always allowed my son to sleep as late as he wanted, unless we had plans. Looking back, I should have made him get a summer job and be up and out the door early. Now he is 22 and I have the unpleasant task of throwing him out of the nest this weekend – if he does not tell me he has a full time job by Friday, he has to move out. I hate to do it, but he won’t learn anything if I let him stay.

    (for the record: He has a part time job, but it is not enough hours to pay his share of the bills. That was the agreement we made, he has to pay a 3rd of the household bills if he wants to live at home.)

  42. By ♫♪PianoPlayer™ on Feb 9, 2010 | Reply

    im 13, durin the summer i sleep whenever i want to. but i need 2 be home by 11 unless im sleeping over at my friends house. but i do sleep at 10 sometimes, like when i have swimming competions, swimming practice, or if i have a piano recital.

  43. By Decent on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply

    As an adult, I think it all depends on the teenager and his/her behavior (academically, following home/school rules, etc.) during the school year.

    For the teenager (s) who took care of business during the school year, I would allow them to wake up whenever they chose to…no set time to wake up.

    Now, for the teenager (s) who didn’t take care of business during the school year or caused problems, I would wake them up between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Reason being, I would have some special chore / job for them to take on…teach them how to be more responsible. However, I would not hinder their summer fun for more then a couple of hours.

    Be blessed. ♥

  44. By Label Jars, Not People on Feb 13, 2010 | Reply

    adult- i would let them sleep as late as they wanted, provided they kept up and maintained their other responsibilities. if they have a summer job, they are responsible to that. they still have responsibility to self and others at home. as long as those are being met, they can sleep as late as they want.

  45. By SusanS on Feb 16, 2010 | Reply

    My teens always wanted to stay up really late at night and sleep in until noon in the summer. All the more reason to get them up and doing what needs to be done. Amid a lot of grumbling, I might add. ;-)

  46. By musical duck on Feb 19, 2010 | Reply

    (I’m a teen)

    I think they should be able to stay up somewhere from 10:30-11:30, and sleep in until 9:30.

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