Teens bedtime · ages 14–17 years

What time should teens go to bed?

Teens need 8–10h of total sleep including no daytime naps for most. 10:30–11:30 PM (delayed phase is biological, not laziness).

7:00 AM

Based on natural 90-minute sleep cycles + 15-min fall-asleep buffer

Teens bedtime by wake-up time

Showing recommended bedtimes for 10h, 9h, and 8h of total sleep.

Wake-up 10h sleep 9h sleep 8h sleep
6:00 AM 8:00 PM9:00 PM10:00 PM
6:30 AM 8:30 PM9:30 PM10:30 PM
7:00 AM 9:00 PM10:00 PM11:00 PM
7:30 AM 9:30 PM10:30 PM11:30 PM
8:00 AM 10:00 PM11:00 PM12:00 AM