Q&A for How to Stay up All Night for Kids

If you really want to stay up all night and your parents check on, pretend to be asleep whenever you hear them coming. They need to sleep some time, so they can't possibly come in all night long.

If you have Netflix or any other online movie streaming service, you can watch a movie on at device with headphones so you don't wake your parents.

Each period is about two to four hours: Early night: 9pm-12am; Midnight: 12-2am; Early morning: 2-4am and Dawn: 4-8am.

You can use electronics. Electronic screens glow, so you can see the screen in the dark. Listening to music with headphones on is another good idea. If you have headphones on, cover only one ear, so you can hear if your parents are coming. Earbuds are a better option, because they are easier to hide if you hear your parents coming.

In that case, it is easier, but you still have to be quiet. You don't have to be secretive, but you do have to stay quiet, as there are other people still sleeping in the house.

Just apologize and tell them that you needed to go to the bathroom. It's not like you can help it!

You stay in your room and close the door, and if your parents come in to check on you, either quickly hide your device, or say you were just setting an alarm.

Drinking a lot of water can make coping with hunger easier.

It depends on how bright your phone's flashlight is. If you get caught, you could always say you turned it on accidentally, or you were looking for something (be prepared to explain what is the something).

That's probably not the best idea, because you might be so tired the next day that you won't be able to enjoy whatever you're looking forward to.

Try to be as quiet as possible so you don't wake up your parents or siblings, but you can have a small light on and keep yourself entertained with quiet activities (like reading or coloring).

It depends on where you are. If you are in the same room as someone else sleeping, go into another room. However, if you are in a room with no one else in it, you should turn the brightness up, as it will keep you awake. But be careful if the device is not plugged in, as the battery will get used up a bit faster.

Yes! Small, quiet pets are great for this purpose.

You could try sneaking some snacks during the day and hiding them in your room. That way you don't have to worry about your parents hearing or seeing you when you want a snack at night.

Browse the internet, watch YouTube, play apps and games, listen to iTunes, download a film to watch, use Netflix or call or text a friend.

Tell the truth, or fib and tell your parents you couldn't sleep, or you were thirsty.

Splash yourself with cold water. This will help wake you up so you can concentrate better. If you don't have too much work left and it's getting late, set your alarm for a little bit earlier than usual, go to bed, and finish your work in the morning.

This is very unlikely to happen. If it does, grab a phone and call 911 if possible, otherwise just find a good place to hide and stay there.

Perhaps you should take a break for a week or two, and allow your body to recuperate.

In that case, it may not be smart to stay up late, because your parents could easily see you. Perhaps you could read or go to a different room.

Generally, yes, morning starts when the sun rises.

If you have a phone, then you can listen to music using headphones/earbuds, or you can read using an electronic reading device if you have one. Make sure to dim the screen brightness so that your parents don't wake up.

Do some drawing or play a board game to keep you up.

Be quiet. Your parents might go to bathroom and look in your room and notice that you're not in bed. If they catch you, say that you just wanted a drink of water and wait until they go back to bed.

No, you should at least get 8 hours of sleep every day for optimal health and focus.

You should wait until at least a half hour after your parents have gone to bed to start moving around.

Even if you speak softly, you could still easily be caught. It's better to text instead.

If you are in a room by yourself, keep it low, but if you are with other people, find another quiet activity.

You shouldn’t go outside alone at night, especially as a kid. If you want to do something at night, you could read a book, play on your phone, draw, watch television, play games and so on.

In most cases 10 to 17 year olds need 8 and a half or 9 and a half hours of sleep. So it really depends on how early they have to get up the next day.