Sleepy Teens

One of the problems I have every single day with my daughter is getting her out of bed. Every single day her alarm clock goes off and she ignores it for a bit and then she hits snooze. And it goes off and she ignores it and hits snooze. This can go on for hours. I try to get her up and moving before I leave the house at 7:30 am but it doesn't always happen.

And when I try to wake her up she is just nasty. She is cranky, she yells, she hides under the covers. It's pure torture - for everyone in the household.

So what can you do if you have a sleepy teen like I do? I did some peeking around and here are some suggestions I came up with (and I'm not saying that any of these will work! They are just suggestions from other desperate parents):

• Take them to the doctor for a full check up - there are sometimes physical reasons or mental health issues involved.
• Water - if they don't get up they do get wet
• Consistent revoking of privileges - cell phone, tv, computer, etc.
• Monitoring of diet and exercise - these things can affect how well you sleep
• Minimize over stimulation in the last hours of the day

These are just a few suggestions from the readers at Denise's Parenting Teens Blog. Stop by and read the responses from the February 27th entry, 17 Year Old Won't Wake Up - Any Advice?