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parent-teen.com; an online magazine for families with teens ... FORUMS; Discussion boards for parents & teens, plus professional college planning advice. COMING SOON. ... Wake Up, Sleepy Teens!
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www.parent-teen.com/yourbody/sleep.html
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To help sleepy teens, some school districts have tried delaying the opening of the high school day. Educational researcher Kyla Wahlstrom, from the University of Minnesota, has been following districts that changed their start times, tracking the effect on schools and students.
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While adults usually need 7 to 8 hours of sleep, teens need 8 to 9 hours, he says. In addition, teens go to bed much later - their biological clock often keeps them up until 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. Because they have to get up so early for school, many teens achieve only 6 - 7 hours of sleep or, in some cases, much less.
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/71542.php
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Teen sleep cycles may not match family and school schedules. Help them synchronize. ... And sleepy teens who get behind the wheel may cause serious — even deadly — accidents. ... Moore M, et al. The sleepy adolescent: Causes and consequences of sleepiness in teens. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. 2008;9:114.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/teens-health/CC00019
www.mayoclinic.com/health/teens-health/CC00019
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More sleep would translate into improved academic performance, according to the teens questioned. They all attended Harriton High School in suburban Philadelphia, where the school day begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 2:25 p.m.
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070520130046.htm
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The Sleepy Teenager ... The rapid physiological, emotional, and social changes of adolescence often have disturbing effects on sleep. Teenagers need more sleep ... Sleepy teenagers are more easily injured, especially in traffic accidents, and lack of sleep raises the risk of depression and the use of alcohol and illicit drugs.
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www.sleepdex.org/s27.htm
www.sleepdex.org/s27.htm
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Carskadon's field studies have also shown that teenagers with a delay in circadian phase are excessively sleepy in the morning hours and, if they take morning naps, their sleep patterns are reversed—that is, REM (rapid eye movement) sleep occurs before non-REM sleep.
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www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/clocks/fall/teenagers.html
www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/clocks/fall/teenagers.html
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a family guide on sleepy teens, sleepy driving, national health observance, sleep awareness, teenagers sleep patterns, adolescent health ... Sleepy teens are more likely to have breaks in attention, impaired memory and judgment, and slower reactions at critical times.3 Police report that drowsiness or fatigue causes at least...
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family.samhsa.gov/set/SleepyTeens.aspx
family.samhsa.gov/set/SleepyTeens.aspx
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This natural shift in my teens' circadian rhythm causes them to instinctively feel alert later at night, making it difficult for them to fall asleep before 11:00 p.m. In teenagers, research shows that melatonin levels in the blood naturally rise later at night than in most children and adults.
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www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/caregiving-270879...
www.healthcentral.com/sleep-disorders/caregiving-270879-5.html
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