{"id":7032,"date":"2017-06-08T21:44:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T04:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7032"},"modified":"2020-07-10T20:38:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T20:38:13","slug":"stapleton-teen-already-sleeping-past-noon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7032","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Teen Already Sleeping Past Noon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Summer is here, and that means Stapleton kids get off schedule pretty fast. After the final week of school, parents are excited to not stress about getting kids to bed so they can get them up for school in the morning. So, they let them stay up later, causing the kids to sleep in a little longer. This is most true for teens, as they are more likely to be allowed to stay out later, have overnights, or stay up late playing with one of their 15 different electronic devices. Stapleton teen Ethan Kimball adapted to his summer schedule more quickly than most. \u201cHe has been sleeping in until about noon every day,\u201d said Ethan\u2019s mom, Hope. \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely ridiculous. We are trying to figure out what to do about it. He is not necessarily missing anything, it\u2019s more that we think it’s pathetic, and a complete waste of a day.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hope says Ethan is like most teenagers, and spends time with his friends riding bikes around the neighborhood, and going to the pool. Other days, Ethan stays around the house, but keeps busy by non-verbally communicating with friends. \u201cSometimes, he stares at his phone typing for hours straight,\u201d said Hope. \u201cI guess that can be pretty tiring.\u201d The Kimballs are trying to figure something out to break Ethan out of his sleeping pattern. \u201cWe have talked about him getting a job, but he\u2019s 13, so there\u2019s not a lot of things he can do,\u201d said Ethan\u2019s dad Mike. \u201cWe also could give him chores, but frankly, I\u2019m not sure he will do things to the standard we are looking for.\u201d The Kimballs are considering drastic measures. \u201cWe may have to take his iPad away, or even limit his time on his phone,\u201d said Mike. \u201cI know this may put a dent in his social status, but something needs to change. His lack of productivity is appalling.\u201d The Kimballs believe a realistic goal for them is to have Ethan up every day by 10AM. \u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be that big of a deal,\u201d said Hope. \u201cWe think if we work with him, give him some chores to do every morning and limit his gaming at night, we can have him up by ten. That really shouldn\u2019t be too much to ask.\u201d But, of course, they are dealing with a teenager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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