Why Do Teenagers Sleep So Much????

I don't know, I didn't really sleep that much in high school... getting 8 hours of sleep on a school night was a rarity. Of course, in the holidays and often on weekends I'd sleep in for 8-9 hours .

you maybe right in the laziness reason but it can also be physiological: teenagers are not only active in trying to spread their wings, their physicality itself is developing so that's double tasking for one body wouldn't you say ?

Me too, when I was a teenager, I slept almost the time, except at night I will feel wake up. I want to know why too. But I'm not lazy. I heard from my auntie too her daughter also like to sleep a lot. As for me, I'm staying at boarding school and people say because of the food that makes me easily feel sleepy. But the habit eventually get rid off since i enter into college and my sleeping habit has become from a lot to a lot less. Well that's for me.

Think about what the teenage body is going through. There are growth sputs and hormones and the brain is doing some serious developing. School is harder, and as an adult in my last semester of college I can tell you that learning and studying is extreamly hard work, they may sit in class all day but learning is exhausting. Honestly the best thing is to give them a few chores and insist that they be done along with homework, set a lights out time of about midnight and insist that they get up in time for school and then let them sleep on Saturdays. Who really needs to have an activity for every day of the week aside from school? Let them pick one and let them be. As long as they know how to behave, let them sleep.

Teenagers are going through a period in their lives where there are many changes going on. Because of this they tend to be more tired then children or adults. They need more sleep and start to live on a different type of schedule where they can stay up more late at night. I think it's best just to let the teenager sleep when they want to. They know when they need to sleep and it's best to listen to your body.

being a teenager i ve noticed that i sleep a lot des days.....i came across an article saying that its not to be taken for surprise......infact if ur son is more sleepy hes absolutely normal....so nothin to worry

While they do require more sleep, it has been proven through studies, that teens are, for some reason, on a different sleeping pattern than the rest of us. They do best when they go to bed later and wake up later than the general public. Which is where the statement about high schoolers starting later in the morning comes from. While kids are on summer break, I pretty much let them have their own schedule as long as they are aware of things that are scheduled and set their alarms to get up if needed. A couple of weeks before school starts, you should start getting your teen back into a routine sleeping pattern. Also, it is easier for them to fall asleep if they are not allowed to talk on the phone, text, listen to the radio, or other noisy, active things about 30 minutes before lights out. I find the best way to handle this is to either pick a show that's on tv at the right time, or prerecord a favorite show, and go relax with your teen for those 30 minutes before bed.