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<p>Remember being a teenager and routinely sleeping until the late afternoon on weekends, because you had to get up so freaking early for school all week?</p><p>Most people can sympathize with sleep-deprived teens. But one mom has instituted a rule in her house stating that her sons have to wake up by 10 a.m. every morning, and she&#39;s wondering if this is too strict. She <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ovk69v/aita_for_making_my_kids_get_up_at_930_everyday/">took to Reddit</a> to ask for advice.</p><h2>She explains there are very few exceptions to the rule:</h2><blockquote> <p>I have two children (16M, 14M) and have a non-negotiable rule in my household that they have to be up at 10:00 AM. The only exceptions for this rule is if they are sick or its their birthday. This leads to a lot of grumbling from my kids as I often times have to forcibly wake them up.</p> </blockquote><h2>Her brother thinks she&#39;s too strict:</h2><blockquote> <p>I was telling my brother this rule recently and he said that I was being an a**hole. He said that teenage boys will often sleep extremely late and me forcing them to get up early is preventing them from getting their proper amount of sleep.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>She thinks she&#39;s &quot;instilling discipline&quot;:</h2><blockquote> <p>In my opinion, I&rsquo;m instilling discipline in my boys and making them get up at a reasonable time (10:00 AM is not too early). However, these comments from my brother has me second guessing myself. So Reddit, AITA?</p> </blockquote><h2>The people of Reddit agree that she needs to let her children sleep.</h2><p>User rachael52 says:</p><blockquote> <p>It doesn&rsquo;t seem like there is a point to this rule besides &ldquo;because I said so&rdquo; which is a bad argument. I&rsquo;d also recommend checking out some info on sleep. Teenagers tend to need more sleep than adults and are more likely to be night owls (which also makes them more likely to sleep in) Why not just let them get some dang sleep?</p> </blockquote><p>bagelwhre_xo speaks from experience:</p><blockquote> <p>My parents did this and I can&rsquo;t tell you the rage I had as a kid because of it. Kids need their sleep. This idea that everyone has to wake up early everyday of their entire life is ridiculous. As long as they behave well and do well in school, let them sleep in.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>spoiledrichwhitegirl says kids need more sleep:</p><blockquote> <p>There actually are studies about the surprising amount of sleep teenagers need. There are plenty of ways to instill discipline. This is one of those topics that I&rsquo;ve always found to be rather arbitrary &amp; well&hellip; slightly controlling.</p> </blockquote><p>And MeanderingDuck makes a great point:</p><blockquote> <p>It also clearly isn&rsquo;t instilling any discipline anyway, if it had they would be getting up by themselves at that time rather than OP constantly having to enforce it. It&rsquo;s externally imposed &lsquo;discipline&rsquo;, it won&rsquo;t last past OPs ability to control them.</p> </blockquote><p>marbal05 agrees:</p><blockquote> <p>This sounds needlessly controlling. When they are older and have jobs / other responsibilities- then they&rsquo;ll be up early. Otherwise- just let kids be kids and enjoy their summer</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>And Zauberspruch gives some good advice:</p><blockquote> <p>Teens have different sleep schedules than adults do. You are preventing them from getting enough sleep. During the school year, it makes sense to make sure they&#39;re out of bed at a reasonable time to get to school.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>How about this: Encourage your 16 year old to get a job. Give them both chores around the house. Teach them something useful like how to plan meals, budget, and cook. But rousting them out of bed at some hour YOU have determined to be &quot;late enough&quot;? That&#39;s nuts.</p> </blockquote><h2>So there you have it. If you have teenage kids, let them sleep.</h2><p>They need it!</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Mom asks if she's wrong to make sons wake up by 10 AM on weekends.

Remember being a teenager and routinely sleeping until the late afternoon on weekends, because you had to get up so freaking early for school all week?Most people can sympathize with sleep-deprived teens. But one mom has instituted a rule in her house stating that her sons have to wake up by 10 a.m. every morning, and she&#39;s wondering if this is too strict. She took to Reddit to ask for advice.She explains there are very few exceptions to the rule: I have two children (16M, 14M) and have a non-negotiable rule in my household that they have to be up at 10:00 AM. The only exceptions for this rule is if they are sick or its their birthday. This leads to a lot of grumbling from my kids as I often times have to forcibly wake them up. Her brother thinks she&#39;s too strict: I was telling my brother this rule recently and he said that I was being an a**hole. He said that teenage boys will often sleep extremely late and me forcing them to get up early is preventing them from getting their proper amount of sleep. She thinks she&#39;s &quot;instilling discipline&quot;: In my opinion, I&rsquo;m instilling discipline in my boys and making them get up at a reasonable time (10:00 AM is not too early). However, these comments from my brother has me second guessing myself. So Reddit, AITA? The people of Reddit agree that she needs to let her children sleep.User rachael52 says: It doesn&rsquo;t seem like there is a point to this rule besides &ldquo;because I said so&rdquo; which is a bad argument. I&rsquo;d also recommend checking out some info on sleep. Teenagers tend to need more sleep than adults and are more likely to be night owls (which also makes them more likely to sleep in) Why not just let them get some dang sleep? bagelwhre_xo speaks from experience: My parents did this and I can&rsquo;t tell you the rage I had as a kid because of it. Kids need their sleep. This idea that everyone has to wake up early everyday of their entire life is ridiculous. As long as they behave well and do well in school, let them sleep in. spoiledrichwhitegirl says kids need more sleep: There actually are studies about the surprising amount of sleep teenagers need. There are plenty of ways to instill discipline. This is one of those topics that I&rsquo;ve always found to be rather arbitrary &amp; well&hellip; slightly controlling. And MeanderingDuck makes a great point: It also clearly isn&rsquo;t instilling any discipline anyway, if it had they would be getting up by themselves at that time rather than OP constantly having to enforce it. It&rsquo;s externally imposed &lsquo;discipline&rsquo;, it won&rsquo;t last past OPs ability to control them. marbal05 agrees: This sounds needlessly controlling. When they are older and have jobs / other responsibilities- then they&rsquo;ll be up early. Otherwise- just let kids be kids and enjoy their summer And Zauberspruch gives some good advice: Teens have different sleep schedules than adults do. You are preventing them from getting enough sleep. During the school year, it makes sense to make sure they&#39;re out of bed at a reasonable time to get to school.  How about this: Encourage your 16 year old to get a job. Give them both chores around the house. Teach them something useful like how to plan meals, budget, and cook. But rousting them out of bed at some hour YOU have determined to be &quot;late enough&quot;? That&#39;s nuts. So there you have it. If you have teenage kids, let them sleep.They need it!

Remember being a teenager and routinely sleeping until the late afternoon on weekends, because you had to get up so freaking early for school all week?  Most people can sympathize with sleep-deprived teens. But one mom has instituted a...