 in childhood actually shifts during the teenage years and begins to peak in the early morning hours as a teenager so right when most kids are having to get up to go to school is when really some of their deepest sleep is happening my boys loved finding this out because they're like see i need to sleep in more but having a homeschool lifestyle allows kids to sleep when they need to sleep i still try to get my kids up early we're about efficiency too but if they need to sleep a little extra they can