Staying up late on trips

Staying up late is natural for older youth and the desire to stay up and socialize past what is reasonable is strong. Staying up really late one night doesn't matter, but 3+ nights and they'll get sick.

• Try making a deal with them that if they go down without a struggle the rest of the nights they can stay up really late on the last night.
  
• On a late night there has to be an adult awake, so negotiate someone to take that shift.
  
• Recruit a young adult who hasn't yet shifted to “normal” sleep patterns to be a counselor and give them this duty.
  
• Make sure drivers have an opportunity to get a full night's sleep.
  
• Have the sleeping areas off limits so those ready to sleep can do so. Others can stay up to a reasonable time, given the nature of the next day's activities.