Sleep Deprivation in Motivated Teens,Sleep Deprivation in Motivated Teens
the day floods over them as soon as they hit their beds. They are suffocated in stress, and although they are exhausted they cannot sleep. The deprivation worsens and the vicious cycle begins anew in a mere six hours. . . make that five hours and fifty- nine minutes.
But then again, why am I saying they, because I know this story all too well myself. The chances are good that you too know sleep deprivation as a close friend as well.,Sleep Deprivation
Does your teen come home and fall into bed without a glance at you, their chores or their homework? Does your best friend fall asleep in English class, as if they were being read a bedtime story? Does your entire community see to be filled with yawning youth, bleary eyed boys and exhausted girls? If not you must be living on another planet, definitely not in North America.
Teenagers require at least eight and preferably ten hours of sleep per night. North American teenagers sleep, on average, seven hours per night, eight hours if they are lucky. Obviously there is a problem here, and the problem is evident in homes, schools and communities around the world.
Teens are rising before daybreak for team practices and falling into bed in the ungodly hours of the night after a shift at work. They are pressured like never before to join clubs. Why? Well, firstly they have a much greater variety of clubs and extracurricular activities to choose from than in earlier days. Secondly, most of them now need scholarships to pay for higher education which all ask about involvement and activities. Thirdly, teens enjoy being out with friends who share their interests.
There is also a need for money in the teen years. Many teens try to juggle a part time job into their overloaded schedules. This means firm hours and inconvenience in other areas of their lives. They may have to work late into the night, may miss family suppers, and may even have to work all night in extreme cases.
Look at the predicament of a teen who has an early morning band practice, a noon hour student council meeting, an after school sports game and an evening job. When on earth will they do their homework?
Teens know the answer to this question all too well. The answer is They don’t. They go to class and fall behind and the work piles up and their teachers scream at them and... it’s a living nightmare. There are always large
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