Can't get your teenager out of bed in the morning?
According to the US News and World Report, sleep physiologist Mary Carskadon says that most teens need a just over nine hours of sleep a night.
One possible reason is their hormones--Teenagers are in that critical growth stage and more hormones are released during slumber time.
But with our kids usually going to bed around 11 at night, and having to be up to get ready for school at 7am, they're not getting anywhere near enough sleep to function the way they should!
Some schools are addressing the problem by pushing back their start times by an hour. The results? Grades have gone up and drop out rates have decreased. Carskadon says that students who don't get enough sleep usually get C's and D's - while well rested kids get A's and B's. And teachers at schools that have delayed their start times say their classes are livelier because their students aren't so tired.
Another reason why sleep is so important? Research shows that while the body is at rest, the brain's neurons continue to buzz and chatter.
Sleeping helps solidify memories which means the homework your kids does before bedtime will really sink in. Because when people study something and then sleep, they remember more of what they learned and do better on tests. So when your kids are giving you a tough time about getting out of bed in the morning, understand that they're just going with the flow of their biological clock. And the best thing you can do as a parent is to get them to bed sooner.
One possible reason is their hormones--Teenagers are in that critical growth stage and more hormones are released during slumber time.
But with our kids usually going to bed around 11 at night, and having to be up to get ready for school at 7am, they're not getting anywhere near enough sleep to function the way they should!
Some schools are addressing the problem by pushing back their start times by an hour. The results? Grades have gone up and drop out rates have decreased. Carskadon says that students who don't get enough sleep usually get C's and D's - while well rested kids get A's and B's. And teachers at schools that have delayed their start times say their classes are livelier because their students aren't so tired.
Another reason why sleep is so important? Research shows that while the body is at rest, the brain's neurons continue to buzz and chatter.
Sleeping helps solidify memories which means the homework your kids does before bedtime will really sink in. Because when people study something and then sleep, they remember more of what they learned and do better on tests. So when your kids are giving you a tough time about getting out of bed in the morning, understand that they're just going with the flow of their biological clock. And the best thing you can do as a parent is to get them to bed sooner.
