healthy amount of sleep for teenagers?

Question

I'm 15, and lately i've been feeling tired Quite frequently. i normally get around 6-7 hours a sleep on a weekday and weekends 9-10 hours. My mom tells me that i need 10-12 hours of sleep a night and friends say 7 hours is a good amount.

I personally hate sleeping(unless i am already sleeping then i don't wanna wake up lol) so i usually get 6 hours of sleep a night.

Now i'm wondering if i need to start increasing the amount of sleep, or am i just going through a growth spurt and my body just needa little bit of extra energy.

Thanks fer any help

Answer 1

Adolescents need about 8 to 9.5 hours of sleep per night, but many don't get it. And as they progress through puberty, teens actually need more sleep. Because teens often have schedules packed with school and activities, they're typically chronically sleep deprived (or lacking in a healthy amount of sleep).

And sleep deprivation adds up over time, so an hour less per night is like a full night without sleep by the end of the week. Among other things, sleep deprivation can lead to:

* decreased attentiveness
* decreased short-term memory
* inconsistent performance
* delayed response time

These can cause generally bad tempers, problems in school, stimulant use, and driving accidents (more than half of "asleep-at-the-wheel" car accidents are caused by teens).

Adolescents also experience a change in their sleep patterns — their bodies want to stay up late and wake up later, which often leads to them trying to catch up on sleep during the weekend. This sleep schedule irregularity can actually aggravate the problems and make getting to sleep at a reasonable hour during the week even harder.

Ideally, a teenager should try to go to bed at the same time every night and wake up at the same time every morning, allowing for at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep.

Answer 2

I think 10-11 is too much sleep. I am 19 yrs old and usually get about 8 hours and I feel great throughout the day. It helps to have a schedule and stick with it even throughout the weekends. Whenever I sleep in really late I tend to feel sluggish through the day. Now I go to bed around 12 and get up at 8:30 and it's the perfect amount of sleep.

Answer 3

Ten hours is extreme -- I'd say you need about eight-and-a-half to nine hours of sleep on a regular basis.

If it is possible at all, you need to catch up on your sleep. Try to get a few days when you can go to bed early and sleep until your body naturally wakes up. If you do that a few times, you will stop being so tired, and you won't need as much sleep every day, because your body won't be pushing the sleep it needed the night before into the next day . . . etc.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Between 8 to 10 hours should be enough!! If you over sleep you'll never stop feeling tired for the rest of the day!

Answer 6

Well I would say 7-9hours for you because you dont like to sleep that much. Exercise always can give a person that extra bit of energy that keeps the body going! AND Drink water... Dude you are doin good. Mabe you are overworking yourself durring the day so your body needs more energy to keep up with you.

P.S. I like your pic!!! LOL

Answer 7

A full 8 hours is best...and keep it consistant. Sleeping the extra hours on the weekend throws your body off of its routine.

Answer 8

10 to 12 hours a day

Answer 9

It's supposed to be 10 or 11 hours for teens.

Answer 10

You need 8 hours.