For teenagers, sleep is a big deal. You have to balance school and homework. Some teenagers even have a part-time job to add to the balancing act. Sleep is very healthy, especially for young people. Studies have shown that the more teenagers stay up at night and don’t sleep often, the more they are tired and sleep in school. With that, they did another study on how teenagers are on the computer or on their phones before they go to bed, that light on the screens will affect the way they sleep. About 23.2% can't sleep because they're concentrating on different things. 18.2% say that they're remembering things that happened from that day, or the past day. 13.3% worked or are working on hobbies, 8.6& are either working or volunteering.
So, why aren't they getting enough sleep? Teenagers like to socialize ,and they act like sleep isn’t important to them. They’re either up all night talking, texting or on the computer. Some even stay up just to play video games. Maybe the reason is also that they drank to many caffeinated drinks, how stressed they are, their level depression, or even the amount of school work. Adolescent work schedules are also a concern. Teens who work more than 15 hours a week at a job have less time for sleep. About half the teens around are juggling school work, and some are even teenage mothers. With that, sleep is not at the top of their worries list.
Lack of sleep affects them at school. Studies show that sleep deprivation can affect a child’s mood, performance, learning, attention and behavior. Are you having these issues? If so, try getting on a schedule where you go to bed at a good hour at the same time every night. Stay off the computer/cell phone about one hour before you go to bed. If you need to be on your phone, try turning the brightness down for the screen so the light won’t affect you.
Here are some tips to help you get better sleep at night:
1. Take a 30 min nap, with an alarm set.
2. Have a regular sleeping schedule.
3. Get up every school day at the same time.
4. Open curtains or window blinds in the morning to let light in.
5. Sleep in on the weekends, but no more than two or three hours after their regular time.
http://www.mathgoodies.com/articles/teens_sleep.html
http://www.cdc.gov/features/dssleep/
By, Ladelle
I feel that this post really relates to me. I have a part-time job where i work about 25 hours a week. On top of that I have school work and swimming every night. I'm usually up till midnight or one in the morning trying to get everything done. Then i get up at six in the morning and do it all over again. So i usually only get about five hours of sleep a night. I also worry when I'm about to go to bed. I lay down and just worry about the next day. What do you suggest for people who just lay in bed and worry for an hour and can't get to sleep?
ReplyDelete-Lynn
I do the exact same thing as you. I play low music to help get my mind off of whatever I'm worrying about, which is usually everything. I try to concentrate on the song that is playing and hum along to it. You could also try to turn on the tv... Just try to find something to put all of your focus on and just concentrate on that until you fall asleep.
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