I'm a teenager and my parents yell at me when I sleep in on the weekends or on days when I don't have school. I've heard that sleeping is good for teens, is that really true?
2007-02-17 09:20:58 · 16 answers · asked by Kels 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
YES. Teens need at least (on average) 10 hrs. of sleep per night.
Adults only need around 7-8 to function...
2007-02-17 09:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleeping is good for teens but sleeping in is not! If you sleep in, you break the rhythms of sleeping that you had during the week, it makes you less ready to go to sleep that night, more likely to oversleep the next day and as soon as the first school day comes up, you're running on empty.
Better sleep is regular hours. That includes weekends. If you stay up late one night, get up at the same early time the next day and have a normal day. When you get tired earlier, just go to bed and catch up on your missed sleep that way.
2007-02-20 04:26:42 · answer #2 · answered by kathyw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teenagers need, I think, 10 hours of sleep per night. However, if you are only getting 6-7 during the week you can not "catch up" on the weekends. You should try to space out your week so you can get sleep during the week and try to stick to a schedule even on the weekends. That is best for your body.
2007-02-17 09:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Andrea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sleeping is good, it helps you grow properly. Teens need about 10 hours per day. Most kids don't get enough during the week and need to catch up on weekends.
If your parents yell at you for sleeping late, what would they do if you REALLY misbehaved?
2007-02-17 09:32:16 · answer #4 · answered by not yet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is! I am 14 and i NEED! 10 or 12 hours of sleep every night cause other wise I am a reck! Did you know that the only time you are actually growing is when you are sleeping and the time in your life that you grow most is when you are a teenager so yes teenagers do need lots of sleep!
2007-02-21 07:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by robeangirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teenagers need more sleep than anyone else.
Although it depends on what you mean by sleeping late.
If you stay up until 4 AM and then sleep until 2 PM, they have a reason to be ticked. If you stay up until 11-12 PM and sleep until around 11:30, on a weekend, that's normal.
2007-02-17 09:55:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adolescence takes a whopping amount of energy, not just the physical growth part but the emotional turmoil and the production of hormones and managing the changes in their bodies. Also, they sleep better in the morning, typically, and function better later in the day, totally the opposite of most school schedules.
If you need to, have your doctor explain to your parents that you aren't being lazy, that you really do need the extra sleep.
2007-02-17 11:12:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sleeping in for teenagers is very healthy and very normal. I think that your parents don't understand that. I'm a teenager and I sleep in til noon! Aha...
2007-02-17 13:18:42 · answer #8 · answered by *~*RaChAel*~* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People of different ages have different sleep requirements. The teenage years are apparently one of the higher sleep requirement age ranges.
2007-02-17 09:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by Gene 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sleeping is good. When you say sleep in do you mean till 10 or 11... that is reasonable, but if past 11 a.m. your parents have a point.
2007-02-17 09:26:28 · answer #10 · answered by Debbk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋