Sleep Is One Thing Missing in Busy Teenage Lives. / Denise Grady.
by Grady, Denise; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 40Family. Publisher: New York Times, 2002ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): High school students | Schedules -- School | Sleep -- Age factors | Sleep deprivation | Sleep disorders in children | Teenagers -- Health and hygieneDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Americans are said to be a sleep-deprived people, and teenagers are the worst of the lot. Most are lucky to get 6, 7 or 8 hours of sleep a night, even though studies have shown repeatedly that people in their teens and possibly even early 20's need 9 to 10 hours. Many live in a state of chronic sleep deficit that can affect mood, behavior, schoolwork and reaction time." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines the consequences of sleep deprivation in teenagers and reports that high school starting times may be to blame for students' perpetual exhaustion.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
Originally Published: Sleep Is One Thing Missing in Busy Teenage Lives, Nov. 5, 2002; pp. n.p..
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"Americans are said to be a sleep-deprived people, and teenagers are the worst of the lot. Most are lucky to get 6, 7 or 8 hours of sleep a night, even though studies have shown repeatedly that people in their teens and possibly even early 20's need 9 to 10 hours. Many live in a state of chronic sleep deficit that can affect mood, behavior, schoolwork and reaction time." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines the consequences of sleep deprivation in teenagers and reports that high school starting times may be to blame for students' perpetual exhaustion.
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