What do you think is the approprite time to go to bed on a school night for a 13 year old?

Question

School is going to be starting soon, and I wanna know what time a 13 year old who is going into the 8th grade should go to bed?

Answer 1

9:30 is a good bedtime. according to this chart a 13 yr old should have 9.25 hours of sleep.

http://www.drpaul.com/behaviour/sleep.ht...

I have 13 yr old twins going into 8th grade and they go to bed at 9:30 and get up at 6:45. If they had a long day and seem tired I sometimes will have them go to bed by 9.

Answer 2

I think I was probably in bed by 9 or 10 when I was that age. You can make him go to bed, but you can't make him fall asleep. I know I would stay up reading longer than I was supposed to.  

Answer 3

I stayed up all night, and watched Conan O'Brien.  I went to bed around 2:30. As did my cousins. Though I am a guy, I don't think that matters.

*Sigh*  Oh the days when I was happier...

Answer 4

I would say to bed and read at 9 and 9:30 lights off!

Answer 5

That depends what time he/she has to get up in the morning.  9 hours of sleep is sufficient.

Answer 6

well that depends what time the school starts too. my school starts at 9:30 so i dont go to sleep till 10

Answer 7

9pm.

they may want to and be able to stay up later, but remember how early they have to be up in the morning to get ready for school. 13 is a crucial age for proper development through puberty, so a decent night's sleep is needed.

Answer 8

Well i don't really have a bedtime... But maybe 11 or 11:30 because you definitely can make us go to bed but you can't make us go to sleep... so yeah 11 or 11:30 but no later than 12... that's suggestions for your child cuz i would never go to sleep THAT early!

Answer 9

I think 10 would be a good school night bed time.  That would give them 8 hours if they sleep until 6.

Answer 10

9:30. That was the time when I was 13. That way they are not that sleepy in the morning :)

Answer 11

10:15 at the latest. That's when my sister would go to bed at age 13.

Answer 12

If your child has to be up by 6:30 to get on the bus before school starts at 8 then bed time should be 9:00 - 9:15.

Answer 13

I'm 13. I go to bed at 9:30 and wake up at 6 in the morning and I'm still extremely tired.. It really depends on what time you have to wake up.

Answer 14

9pm. They need enough sleep to properly function in school.

Answer 15

I have no certain sleep time. I am not up too late (1AM+) either. When my dad wakes me up at 6:30AM, I usually just suck it up and go to the shower. The shower wakes me up. Well, that's me. Anything from 9:30PM-11PM is fine.

Answer 16

im the same age and i go to bed 945-1015

Answer 17

There are a few things to consider when deciding this.  On average, teens require about 9 hours of sleep for optimal rest.  However, due to natural body clocks, teens are programmed to go to sleep later in the night and sleep later in the morning.  This fights most school schedules as most schools begin early in the day.  If you count backward 9 hours from when your child has to be out of bed this would make the ideal bed time for your child.  So, if your child has to be out of bed by 6:30 to make it to school on time then a 9:30 lights out time would work.  However, if your child is one that takes forever to settle in and finally fall asleep then you may need to make it a bit earlier to accommodate the time it takes for one last important thing to discuss and some reading time.  If your child starts getting ready for bed at 9:30, but it takes until 11:00 for sleep to finally come, then you need to begin the bedtime prep earlier.  Now, 9 hours is just an average.  Some kids do well on that while some require 10 or more and some do fine on just 8.  I'd start with aiming for 9 full hours of sleep and adjust with what works best for your child.  Sleep deprivation is actually on the rise for children and has been linked to numerous concerns such as obesity, attention disorders, and depression.

Answer 18

9:00

Answer 19

10 for a 13 year old. Any younger than 13 and it's 8 o clock

Answer 20

9:30 - 10:00

Answer 21

Like 9-30 -10:00

Answer 22

i think 10 because then u will have the correct amount of sleep and u will be fresh in the morning and not lookin like a zombie lol

Answer 23

9:00 ... kids need plenty of sleep

Answer 24

well wen i was that age i went to bed around 10-10:30 and i got up at 6:30-7 and was ok

but if i stayed up any later i couldnt get up in the morning.

Answer 25

i am the same exact age and i have to go to bed around 9:30 or so... we may be gettin older but we still need our sleep

Answer 26

9:30. That's when I went to bed in junior high. Move it to 10:00 when your child reaches High School.

Answer 27

11:00 my 11 year old goes to bed at 10:00 to 11:00