Our Teens are Suffering from Sleep Deprivation: wake up sleepy head!

» IMADAG2 - wake up sleepy head!

Thanks for the article. I had the (mis)fortune of sleeping in a teen's bedroom while they shared another room...during my recent interstate holiday.

"• Teen’s bedrooms should be used for sleep and relaxation, not for other activities"

It was very cluttered or untidy or "busy" although other names could equally apply. A TV included as de riguer..used mainly for games I think. I reckon bedrooms are OK to use for homework..but in either event, maybe the parents should instal a master control switch for the lights & power. This may encourage compliance until self discipline kicks in..which I understand is when they're in their early 30s.

If any teens read this post, I'm happy to explain what "homework" is and how to ask the teacher for some..more.

"Primary school children - need about nine to 10 hours. Studies show that increasing your child's sleep by as little as half an hour can dramatically improve school performance."
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2...

Not every behaviour has to have an illness behind it. I wasn't aware of the link between sleep apnoea in children and keeping their tonsils but there seem countless ways to monitor child heatlh nowadays..and every reminder like your article can only help.

Jeff

-- posted by IMADAG2