At what age do you stop setting a bedtime for teenagers?

While I might not impose a strict bedtime for a teenager, there would be an upper limit to how long he could stay up or out with friends. On school nights, the time until which he could stay up would be much less than during the weekend of course, and I think I would want him in his room by no later than 10 pm. Although as a teenager nearing adulthood, my son would likely need much less sleep than he did during his younger childhood years, he still needs plenty of rest before going to school and needing to learn.

Even as adults we often need between 8 to 10 hours of sleep to be well rested and function properly the next day. Teens are still growing and developing and need as much sleep as they can get. They are also in school for 7 or 8 hours a day and expected to learn and work independently.

How can they be successful in school if they are overly tired everyday and lack motivation due to insufficient amounts of sleep? My son is now 11 years old and in Middle School and while he has no specific set bedtime like he used to during his Kindergarten and early school years, he is expected to be in bed no later than 9 or 9:30 pm during school nights. Sometimes he will be in bed earlier, if he is extremely exhausted from his daily activities and sometimes he will overstay his welcome and head into his room a bit after 9:30, but usually he will lie down early enough to be well rested the next morning and ready to start his day.

When they were mature enough to set their own realistic goals.

I never had a bed time and my kids don't have one now. They get tired and grumpy.. they go to bed or I put them to bed, that's when they're tired. I don't say.. you have to be in bed by *this time*.

I don't think that's fair. If I'm not tired I don't sleep, why should my children? So far... there bodies have done a fine job of setting a bed time.

I always had a bed time for my children. When they became teens, the time was no later than 11:00. I would try to incourage them to go sooner for we get our best sleep before midnight.

If they were crabby in the morning they had to go to bed early that night. I did however let them stay up later on the weekends because they did not have to get up and go to school. I just feel that sleep is a very important factor in how our bodies and brains work on a daily bases.

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My children had an 11:00 p.m. Bedtime on week days all the way through high school. If I didn't they would stay up too late and then I wouldn't be able to get them up in the mornings.

Not to mention the fact that they then were tired at school and their grades suffered. Weekends were a little different and they were allowed to stay up as long as they wanted. My oldest daughter has moved in with us temporarily and even now she goes to be at 11:00 so I guess the bedtime stuck.LOL.

If the bedtime was relaxed for a test period, and they continued to get up on time for school and be productive during the day, that would be when I would relax the bedtime.

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