| Title | : | The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive |
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| ISBN | : | 164250792X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781642507928 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 |
| Publication | : | Published June 14, 2022 |
#1 New Release in Teen Health, Sleep Medicine, and Sleep Disorders
In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, parenting journalist Lisa L. Lewis provides parents with the roadmap for more (and better) sleep for their teens—and perhaps even for themselves.
Pick up this actionable guide for parents of exhausted teens. Teenagers are tired, strapped for time, and often asked to wake up far earlier than they should due to school start times. In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, Lisa L. Lewis, who helped spark the first law in the nation requiring healthy school start times for adolescents, has written a reader-friendly book for parents who want to help their fatigued teens and tweens sleep well.
Learn the science of why teenage sleep matters and how sleep changes during the teen years. Poor sleep affects mental health, athletic performance, and academic success. It contributes to adolescent depression, anxiety, and even drowsy driving. On the flip side, when teens are well-rested, they’re happier, healthier, and more emotionally resilient.
In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, you’ll
The science of why sleep matters and how it changes during the teen yearsA synthesis of the research, including tips and strategies to promote healthy sleep habits and help teens avoid poor sleep patternsAn essential primer on technology, and a look at how gender, sexual identity, socioeconomic status, and race and ethnicity can affect teenage sleep
If you’ve read books like Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, Generation Sleepless, Life Time, or Inconvenient Sleep, then The Sleep-Deprived Teen is for you.
The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive Reviews
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This is a pretty good read, and I would recommend it to parents of school agers from elementary through high school). I enjoyed reading the studies mentioned in the book and influences that affect sleep quality/patterns (blue light, day naps, alcohol, etc.). There are useful tips on how to set a routine and why it’s important to have 9-11 hours of sleep for middle schoolers, and 8-10 for high schoolers. Most seasoned parents have heard all this from magazine articles and Mommy-blogs, but the nerd in me truly enjoyed those research studies and now I have the rationale to discuss with others.
I remember when our school board had PTA members vote on changing start times from 0730 to 0800. I was always curious, and now, after reading the study discussed here, I understand the connection.
