Hey, boy! Have you always wanted to stay up all night but your parents won't let you? This article will teach you how to stay up all night in your room without getting caught.
Steps
Part 1 of 4: Prepare
Step 1. Get plenty of sleep the night before
It is difficult to stay up all night when your eyes close from sleep and you can't wait to sleep.
Make sure you get at least two more hours of sleep than you normally would
Step 2. Eat three healthy meals throughout the day
If you can, snack on fruit and vegetables. They will give you the energy you will need.
Step 3. Start preparing for the night
If you have electronic devices, put them in your room and charge them, in case you want to use them. If you have a game console that isn't in your room, bring it to us. Bring food, water, and soft drinks to your room as well.
Step 4. Go to bed normally
If you can, "sleep" with the TV on, so you'll have something to do until your parents go to bed. If you can't, try to stay awake!
Part 2 of 4: Starting the Night
Step 1. Wait for your parents to go to bed
Then, bring out a portable game console, such as a DS, DSi, 3DS, DS Lite, PSP, PS Vita, Wii U Gamepad, Nintendo Switch, or any other small device. Make sure you keep the volume down if you live in a small house or if your parents are a light sleeper. If you don't have a handheld console, watch TV. If you can't watch TV, read a book. Do whatever it takes to try to stay awake!
Step 2. Listen to some music
Use an iPod, MP3 player, or other device with headphones. Wait about an hour after your parents have gone to bed to be sure. If you can, try to keep one ear free so you can hear your parents stand up. If you don't have headphones available, listen to the music at a low volume. Watch out! Don't wake your parents! Make sure you have a plan in case they wake up to check on you or something like putting everything under your pillow or sheets. Think about how you sleep "normally" and try to put yourself in the same position. Wait a couple of minutes before taking out your devices or music, in case they decide to come back to check on you.
Part 3 of 4: Staying Awake While the Night Goes On
Step 1. Eat something
After some time, you will most likely be hungry! Eat some of those snacks, water, and sodas mentioned in step 2. Try not to be too loud while doing this - you might wake up your parents! As a matter of fact, you should plan your snacks in advance so that while you prepare them you don't risk waking anyone up. Maybe put them in a drawer or closet so your parents won't find them by asking you questions about them or take them away from you.
Step 2. Play
Try some computer games. You can play on online sites or on social networks, if you have an account. If you use social media, remember to follow the terms and conditions. If you are too young to have an account, don't create one as there are laws to protect children and their privacy rights.
- If you can, play some video games. You can use a PlayStation 1, 2, 3 or 4, Wii, Gamecube, original Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 1, or a Wii U, so you don't even have to turn on the TV.
- Remember: don't make too much noise because your parents will still be awake.
Step 3. Listen to the music
If you have headphones, you can listen to loud music. If you don't have any, keep the volume low.
Step 4. Try the toys
You can use Barbie dolls, toy cars or Lego bricks.
Step 5. Read a book or something like that if you can
Choose exciting, not boring, readings.
Step 6. Watch TV
You can watch some on demand service or a DVD. Again, headphones are very useful for not waking up your parents.
Step 7. Play some more
You decide what, but still play a couple of games.
Part 4 of 4: Staying Awake Until the Early Morning
Step 1. Get up and do some stretching
Move for 5-20 minutes.
Step 2. Sprinkle cold water on your face
Step 3. Have a snack and have a soft drink or water
Step 4. Sprinkle some more water on your face
Step 5. Watch some morning TV shows
At this point, the morning cartoons should be on the air - you can watch those. From now on you can continue with your morning routine. If your parents get up and ask you why you are awake, tell them that you just got up or that you wanted to see a certain cartoon in the morning.
Step 6. Watch the sunrise
If you can get out, do it. It can be a beautiful sight.
Step 7. Start doing the usual things you do in the morning
Brush your teeth and, if you plan on taking a shower, make it colder than usual to help you stay awake.
Advice
- If you are watching a movie on a mobile device or playing games, turn the brightness down completely. At maximum, it will hurt your eyes and make you sleepy. Also, if your parents get close and the brightness is at its maximum, they will see the reflection of the light on your face, on the wall or on the bedspread.
- If your parents wake up early for work, turn everything off and pretend to sleep. If you "sleep" with the TV on, leave it on.
- The caffeine contained in fizzy drinks is not good for you, it may give you a boost to stay awake but at some point you will collapse. It is best to drink two glasses of ice water, it will keep you awake.
- Taking a (freezing) morning shower will keep you awake for a while.
- If you fall asleep, you can try again another night.
- If you don't want your parents to be suspicious when you're sleepy the next day and you don't particularly care about really staying up "all night" or watching the sunrise, consider getting some sleep (30-120 minutes) before " wake you up ". The time from 5 to 7 in the morning is generally not as exciting as the middle of the night.
- If you start to feel sleepy, take about a minute to do jumping jacks or some such exercise. Physical activity will most likely cause the body to put your energy into circulation.
- If you stay up to study or do some homework for the next morning, try sleeping 30-60 minutes and then get to work or wake up a few hours earlier than usual. This way you will have rested a little and can better focus on what you have to do.
- Only do this if you have a room to yourself, otherwise your siblings could snitch and get you in huge trouble.
- Every now and then put your ear to your door to see if your parents might have woken up, you never know.
- Don't forget the chargers for electronic devices.
- If there is a comfortable chair in your room, sit down while you wait for your parents to fall asleep. If you lie down in your bed you may be tempted to fall asleep.
- Lower the brightness of your phone about halfway to avoid eye strain.
- If your parents are a light sleeper, wait about 1 hour after they go to bed to listen to music and don't hang around at night! Prepare everything you need the day before.
- Set a low volume alarm to warn you when the time you usually wake up arrives, so your parents won't be suspicious.
- Turn down the brightness completely and turn on the power saving mode in the settings - you certainly don't want your device to run out of battery.
- If you have to go down the stairs to get something, put your toes first and then your heel SLOWLY.
- If one of your parents (or both) wakes up in the night to go to the bathroom or downstairs, be careful and try listening in the direction of their bedroom if you hear anything. Have a pillow or blanket handy so you can quickly pretend to sleep. If you hear footsteps and your light is on, don't turn it off, they'll notice right away.
- Suck a lemon or lime around midnight to keep you awake. You may or may not like the taste, but it will wake you up !.
- If you share a room with a brother, wait for him to fall asleep.
- Make sure you mute all games and don't do anything at a loud volume. If you listen to something with headphones you will not be able to hear if your parents wake up.
Warnings
- Many parents monitor their children at night. If this happens to you too, be very careful until they go to sleep.
- Do it at your own risk - your parents may wake up.
- Don't do this for more than one night in a row. It is not good for your body and with each additional night your memory and concentration worsen. After a full night without sleep, remember to get plenty of sleep to pay off your "debt".
- If you feel really tired, don't force yourself to stay awake. You can always try again one more time.
- Don't try to do this before a school day.
