Anyone else’s teenagers turning night into day?

[candle18]

DS is 19 and has always tended to go to bed very late but it’s now getting a bit ridiculous since we went into lockdown. I don’t think he’s going to sleep till 4 or 5 am, sometimes later then sleeping till early afternoon. I’ve tried talking to him about importance of good sleep patterns, wakening him up early etc but doesn’t seem to work. Should I just leave him to it? I’m a very light sleeper so he’s often going to the toilet about 5am and will say he’s woke up for the toilet but he’s actually just going to bed. Arrrgggg

[TheCountessofFitzdotterel]

My view is that 15yo dd is doing this partly to carve out a bit of time alone and a sense of independence at a moment when she is stuck at home and can’t go off and do the things with her friends that she normally would.
As long as she is awake and doing her schoolwork at the appropriate time, which she is, I am fine with it.

[NannyOgg66]

@Tootsey11 I think that generally speaking its gaming with boys and social media with girls. At least your son realises he has turned nocturnal and trying to reset himself!
@RapidRainbow I tried this with wifi going off at midnight but she just goes on mobile data, she has a ridiculous amount like 30gb each month. She also has a wifi booster in her room as she was struggling to get a signal to do homework. Probably not a good move thinking about it. It is so hard as most of her friends are doing this and up all night.