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> why the youngest ended up getting up the earliest puzzles me. I've always heard teenagers need more sleep than younger kids. I've never actually verified thi
by InefficientRed 4y ago
> why the youngest ended up getting up the earliest puzzles me.
I've always heard teenagers need more sleep than younger kids. I've never actually verified this claim.
In my area it's the opposite, and the reason is simple: high schoolers don't need childcare.
> School is off in hot summer and cold winter, I would prefer they study on campus then, so they can enjoy longer break in spring and fall, where outdoor weather is much better to get around.
That's a pure anachronism, but switching costs are genuinely high so not totally irrational.
- bilsbie 4y agoIt may not be that teenagers need more sleep rather that it’s harder for them to get enough sleep because they don’t have someone else controlling their sleep schedule like children do.
- ajmurmann 4y agoIt's neither. There have been studies that showed that they don't need more sleep, but are naturally on a later circadian rhythm. Young kids are on a early cycle. Once they become teens the cycle shifts to later hours and then in the 20s starts moving forward again. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4648699/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4648699/