The Real Reason Your Teen Won’t Go to Bed

IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective · May 7, 2026 · 29m · transcript

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Is your teen staying up too late, sleeping through alarms, and walking around tired all day?

You might think your teen has a sleep problem.

But what if sleep is not the real issue?

In this episode, Ben and Cortni talk about the real reason many teens won’t go to bed. It is not just phones, video games, homework, or bad habits. A lot of teens are trying to fit sleep into whatever time is left over.

And if we are honest, a lot of parents do the same thing.

You’ll learn why your teen may be exhausted, anxious, grumpy, and hard to wake up. You’ll also learn how a simple sleep…