Turn September into Sleeptember for your teen
Turn September into Sleeptember
for your teen
School is back in session but is your teen back to getting enough sleep for class? If the answer is no, then I have some advice that may help.
Here’s what I know: a recent National Sleep Foundation survey found that 25% of teenagers sleep in class at least once a week. It’s because they’re chronically sleep deprived! The average teen sleeps an hour and a half less each night than the needed 8 to 9.5 hours to be alert the next day. The sleep hormone melatonin releases later during puberty, meaning your teen probably doesn’t get drowsy until 11 p.m. Studying late at night and using smartphones and computers only add to the problem.