Let
your teen get good sleep, and be physically active.
Not exact matches
A
well - rested
teen athlete is able to fall asleep within 20 minutes of
getting in bed,
sleeps through the night, awakens easily at the wake - up time, and does not usually need to
sleep in on weekends (i.e., does not need to catch up on
sleep since they are
well rested every night).
Encourage your
teen to
get a
good night's
sleep, even she is pressed for time.
There are many things you can do to help your child or
teen get good quality
sleep as often as possible.
The bottom line, experts say, is that whether your
teen has weight challenges or not, activity helps children feel
better,
sleep better, and learn
better — so you'll want to
get them away from the screen so they can
get moving.
SAN DIEGO — Don't
get too close to a tired
teen; you could start losing
sleep as
well.
New Recommendations from the National
Sleep Foundation - The Atlantic January 2015 - Poor
Sleep in Adolescence Predicts Future Problems, Study Says - Los Angeles Times January 2015 - How
Sleep Keeps You Healthy, Helps You Heal - Discovery News September 2014 - Lack of
Sleep Increases Risk of Failure in School Among Teens - Science World Report, from
Sleep Medicine August 2014 -
Sleep Woes in Old Age May Be Linked to Brain Cell Loss - Health magazine August 2014 — University of Chicago Study:
Getting More
Sleep Could Cut Junk Food Cravings in Half — CBS News August 2014 — University of Montreal Study Shows Learning Is
Best Enhanced During
Sleep - Jewish Business News February 2014 - Link Found between
Sleep Duration and Depression - Psych Central February 2014 - Less
Sleep, More Time Online, Raises Risk for
Teen Depression — National Public Radio
What it would be great for, though, is as a second car that Mom or Dad could zip around in for quick errands, or that Timmy
Teen could borrow (if his grades were
good enough) to
get to Saturday morning football practice while Mom and Dad «
sleep» in.
Start with a plan of how to
get the
best sleep, and how to make sure that your
teen gets enough
sleep.