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How do I keep from getting bored at night?

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Plan ahead. Make a list of all the activities you can do. Load your devices with games and apps and alternate between them so you don't get bored. Have snacks. If you still get bored, just go to sleep.

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If I close my eyes for 5 minutes, I fall asleep. How can I avoid this?

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Cover your face with a blanket or pillow and keep your eyes open. Or you can try facing the other direction, away from your door so that your parents won't know you're awake if they look in.

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What if you are not allowed to have your light on?

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Use a flashlight or the flashlight on your phone. You might also use your TV with the sound turned down or off.

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What if my parents go to bed at 1 a.m.?

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Unfortunately, you will have to wait in your room doing something quiet util about 2 a.m. Then it's probably safe to move around and get some snacks if you need to.

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What if I have a little sister who will tell on me?

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Bribe her. Give her some snacks and tell her you'll do whatever she wants you to do the next day if she doesn't tell.

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What are some good snack to make when you're staying up all night?

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I like goldfish crackers and Slim Jims. It's good to have some cookies too, but don't too many or you'll have a sugar crash!

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What if I accidentally fall asleep? How do I wake up?

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Set alarms for every 30 minutes or so if you want to wake up soon after you fall asleep if it's that important to you, but if your body is telling you to go to sleep, you should just go to sleep.

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I am a 12-year-old girl. Even if I stay up all night and sleep for only 1 or 2 hours, I don't feel like going back to sleep. Is this normal?

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It's not that unusual, but you shouldn't make a habit of this. Even if you don't feel tired, you need to get around 8-10 hours of sleep every night to stay healthy.

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How do I sneak devices, snacks, and drinks into my room if I'm supervised at bedtime?

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Plan ahead of time and sneak the stuff you need into your room slowly throughout the day. Make several trips, don't try to sneak everything in at once. Make sure you hide the stuff where it won't be found, like under your bed, in a pillowcase, etc.

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Is it okay for a 10-year-old girl to do this?

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Yes, it's okay, just do your best not to get caught, and try to do it on a weekend or any night when you don't have school the next morning.

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Can my pets have fun as well?

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Yes, as long as they don’t wake your parents!

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What if my parents sleep at about 1:00 am and I sleep at about 8:30 - 10:00 pm? What should I do if I get caught?

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You should say that you had a bad dream or that you are going to the washroom. Something like that should work for you.

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How do I do my homework in the morning?

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Set an alarm for an hour before you normally wake up. If you're trying to avoid having your parents notice you're up, be quiet and don't turn too many lights on.

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What if my parents sleep with me or stay in my room?

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Be as quiet as possible. Maybe lay on the ground next to your bed and do your stuff, and then in the morning say you fell out of bed.

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What do I do if my parents can come into my room super fast?

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Smoothly and quietly slide into your bed as they open the door. They'll just think you accidentally fell asleep with the lights on.

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What do I do if I have cats and if they see me they'll think it's time to eat and wake up my parents?

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Run back to bed and pretend nothing happened, so if anyone walks in, nobody will know you stayed up. Before you go to bed, make a map of all the creaky floorboards, and when you go downstairs, bring the map and never step on those floorboards. Of course, if you don't leave your room, your cats won't know you're awake.

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My sister has a night shift job and comes home at 4 a.m. She stays in the living room, which is in the middle of my house. How do I stay up without her catching me?

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Stay in your room as much as possible. If you get caught, just say, “I had a bad dream" or something like that. If you have a good relationship with your sister, you could also just ask her not to tell your parents.

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What if my mom wakes up at random times?

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Listen very carefully. Stop at moments you hear something, then wait.

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What if I'm not allowed to have electronics?

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Then you can use other items to stay awake, such as a book, art supplies, or a notebook.

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What if you accidentally drop something?

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Grab it and run quietly to your room, hide the object and act like you were asleep. If you're already in your room, just leave the object where it is and pretend to be asleep. If they come in, they'll just assume it fell off your bed.

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What do I do when I fall asleep and set an alarm and my parents wake up from the alarm?

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You could try to keep your device on vibrate and put it as close as possible to you.

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Is it possible to text without making noise?

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Yes, usually if you put your phone on silent, texting will not make any noise.

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What if I get busted and tell my parents a lie and they don't believe me?

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It is your own responsibility to ensure that you don’t get caught, but if you do, you may need to just accept your punishment.

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My family doesn't usually get bags of food, like chips and crackers or cookies. Nor do we get soda. What other kind of snacks could I eat?

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Fruit is a great snack. You can throw some in a Tupperware container earlier in the day and stash it in your room. You can also just make a sandwich shortly before bedtime and stash that in your room as well. Just don't let anything that will spoil sit out of the fridge for too long.

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What if they stay upstairs, where my room is?

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Leave the room as little as possible. If they catch you outside your room, say you needed to go to the restroom.

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How will I surprise my parents with making cookies without them knowing?

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If you're not allowed to use the oven by yourself, make sure you have another adult's supervision. If you are allowed, wait until they go to work or leave the house for any other reason and make the cookies then.

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What if I can't hear anything and a parent comes into my room and I don't have an excuse?

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Just come up with an excuse. For example, say you forgot about some homework and wanted to do it without annoying them, since you don't know when they sleep.

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Would watching something scary help keep me awake?

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Yes, that could definitely help you stay awake!

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How do I do this if I sleep in the same room as my dad and he is a light sleeper.

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Grab your headsets and your phone, DS (or any small device) and place them near you. Once he's fully asleep, play on your phone or keep yourself busy. Every so often get up and splash your face with cold water.

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Should I do it with someone to keep me awake?

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Sure, you can keep each other awake. Just make sure you keep quiet, because there will be a lot more temptation to make noise (talk, etc.) if there are two of you.

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