Getting up in the morning.....?

Question

So little kids love getting up really early and then in the teenage years, can't get out of bed. When does this change take place exactly and whats happening in the developing body to bring it?

Answer 1

Hormones...

Most teenagers will stay up all night, watching tv/video games etc... so its not surprising they sleep in.

But i watched a programme on it last year and they were explaining the reasons behind it. Too much science to remember but its definatly hormones and enviroment!

Answer 2

I have to agree with Louis F. Thats what it was for me anyway. When i was a kid i used to love getting up to watch all the cartoons and programmes like Live & Kicking etc.

I dont really sleep in till the afternoon, but i do like the occasional lie in.  

Answer 3

kids get up in the morning to watch tv

teenagers cant be arsed to do anything

-simple-

Answer 4

pot, crack, you name it, we take it.

Answer 5

When your hormones start changing (puberty) it messes around with your body clock. As a teenager I used to stay up till 8 am and then sleep till 6 pm. Teenagers need more hours of sleep per night than anyone else. Once your hormones level out a bit (early adulthood) your body clock starts to get a bit more normal. It's probably the same idea as teenage boys feeling the need to m********e 15 times a day.  

Answer 6

its something to do with the hormonal changes taking place in the brain, I can't remember exactly what, but it occurs around puberty.  

Answer 7

because when i baby is born they don't no when the time is to sleep so they learn on and so for....... they get use to the time waking up so early and then as they get older they stay up later and do different things!

Answer 8

late nights that do it..teenagers are up late is the problem..

Answer 9

Hey my daughter is six years old and she will get up early on the weekends but will not want to get up on the week days. So it is hard to tell.

Answer 10

hhha kids better thn teenagers

i wake up at 12 or 1 pm

lol

Answer 11

Because that's when they grow. So they need to sleep a lot to grow taller.

Answer 12

i think that kids don't do much when they're younger apart from play but as they grow older they have more responsibilities like school work and a social life etc.

Answer 13

It's probably the mix of the time we get to bed, and how are bodies are growing and changing. I remember when I was little I would get up at like 6 every morning and play outside with my sister. It was great! Then I guess when I was like 12 I started sleeping later and later. Now I get up at 11:00! haha. I seriously just woke up now and it's 11:14. But...I went to bed at almost 2, whereas I would go to bed at 7 or 8 when I was little.

I would love to wake up early every morning but I really just can't. haha. When I am on vacation I wake up early but normally if I wake up and see it's 8:00, I roll over and sleep some more :)