Val: It's 9PM and you haven't done your HOMEWORK?!
Holly: 9PM is when I really GET GOING!
Val: FINE. I want it done in ONE HOUR.
Holly: No problem. I'm ON it.
Holly: Just as soon as I find the right tuuunes...
I am not in any way excusing Holly’s behavior, but I recall a couple of studies done a few years back that showed that teenagers really do not get sleepy until after midnight due to releases of hormones. They locked them in a room with no stimulation or entertainment whatsoever, and they still didn’t fall asleep until after midnight. Eight year olds, by contrast, fell asleep promptly at 8:00.
Anyway, one researcher said that it was no wonder that teenagers were so crabby–they were all horribly sleep deprived, as their bodies were changing so much that they actually needed a lot of sleep, but mother nature and real life scheduling worked against them.
Never helped me any, of course–up at 6:30, no questions asked (or excuses accepted)! And homework better be done.
I am not in any way excusing Holly’s behavior, but I recall a couple of studies done a few years back that showed that teenagers really do not get sleepy until after midnight due to releases of hormones. They locked them in a room with no stimulation or entertainment whatsoever, and they still didn’t fall asleep until after midnight. Eight year olds, by contrast, fell asleep promptly at 8:00.
Anyway, one researcher said that it was no wonder that teenagers were so crabby–they were all horribly sleep deprived, as their bodies were changing so much that they actually needed a lot of sleep, but mother nature and real life scheduling worked against them.
Never helped me any, of course–up at 6:30, no questions asked (or excuses accepted)! And homework better be done.