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Originally Posted by Tina
I wish I knew. My 16 year old is one of those people.
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Don't begrudge it too much. Teenagers need more sleep than other age groups, even toddlers.
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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*
Many people are hard-wired to be night owls. I'm one of those. I feel energetic and productive at midnight, 1 a.m. That's when I do my best work.
I HATE MORNINGS.
In the mornings I'm sluggish, can't think, and want to punch anyone who wants to have a cheery conversation. And no, going to bed earlier doesn't change that. Or 'making' myself get up early. I've gotten up early for years now, but I still feel awful in the mornings. Even if I go to bed at 10 or 11.
For one thing, I can't sleep if I go to bed that early. I'll toss and turn all night.
It's just the way God wired some people. My preferred schedule, if my lifestyle would allow it, would be to go to bed at 3 a.m. and get up around 10 a.m.
(another thing I've discovered in my lifetime is that early birds never understand night owls. Lol. And of course I'm married to an early bird.  ) |
One of my best friends is just like you!!!
I prefer to get up early, but if I get in bed really late, I sleep late, because I need 7-8 hours of sleep no matter what time I go to bed. I get a lot of work done early in the morning--it's a very productive time for me. My husband is NOT a morning person. He doesn't sleep late, but sometimes I wish he would.
If I sleep too much, it actually makes me feel more tired and groggy than if I got too little sleep.
What early birds need to understand about night owls is that sleeping late isn't a sign of laziness anymore than going to bed at 8:30 p.m. is a sign of laziness.
In fact, someone who goes to bed at 8:30 and gets up at 6 is getting 9.5 hours of sleep/night, compared to a night owl who goes to bed at 1 a.m. and gets up at 9 or 10....they're only getting 8-9 hours.
Children need to be on a regular schedule, and as they start getting close to job-working age, they do need to learn how to get up earlier. I remember when I just had Hannah...Jeff would get up at 5 a.m. to get ready for work, so I would cook breakfast, then get Hannah out of bed and put her in my bed. We'd snuggle until about 9, and then get up for the day. I LOVED it.
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