How to get DTS out of bed.

[MrsFizzywig]

My DTS (16) will stay in bed until 4pm if I let them. I know teenagers need a lot sleep and they do get up early for school in the week, but should I let them stay in bed that late.
If we need to go anywhere at the weekend it is virtually impossible to get them up! I have even considered throwing a bucket of cold water over them!!
Any less drastic but effective ideas would be welcome!

What time do they go to sleep in the evenings?

That might be the first place to start...

Sorry that sounded abrupt....I meant try and add up how many hours sleep they get on a week night and see if they should have lights out a bit earlier.

I loved my lie ins as a teenager but 4pm is slightly extreme.

Mind you, it's been many long years since I was a teenager!!

Do something interesting in the mornings at the weekends that they will be sorry to miss. Get them involved in a hobby that takes place in the morning (football/stage school etc). What about a saturday job? make a big family brunch which is served at 10 or 11. Invite nice visitors for Sat/Sun lunch.
they won't want to miss out.

I've tried everything, my son will not get up until he has had 12 to 14 hours of sleep. I even tried taking him to a doctor to get depression medication, this did not help at all. I am so frustrated.

Staying on the internet late into the night until rediculous times was my sons problem, and he would stay in bed until approx 2pm on weekends if allowed, -and I would let him for the peace (I know, bad parenting). If you have a router unplug it and hide it at 11pm and take cover! Don't forget you can access social networking sites on phones another problem. We seem to have got over this mostly as he has to get himself up for college early, which he does no probs, still has a lie on on weekends.
We had nothing to keep us up late in my day, only a book or the radio. As SoSweet said enticing them out, letting them know that they're missing out on something is probably the best and kindest (to yourself as well)tactic. Keep throwing the jelly at the wall, some has to stick! Your sooo not alone on this one.

Up for school

Weekends/holidays rules are:
no breakfast if not down by 1100

If we're going somewhere it's x o'clock; not there? not going.

Mine are both active and if there's something to do, they'll get up for it.

I was the AP rather than the PWC, so we had to make sure that "life went on" and being with me wasn't "Dad's Holiday Camp".

I was mad to go to bed at a set time as a child, and hated it, so on the whole if no school, they were allowed to go to bed when they chose - but after a few times when they were miserable because tire, they learned late nights and early mornings don't work.

I was luck, I think. [Even now, years later they'll still generally make the kitchen at 1058]