Helping others sleep better every night!
From the category archives:
Delaying an adolescent’s school start time by one hour has a positive effect on his or her cognitive performance, according to a research abstract presented at Sleep 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).
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Teens have the highest crash rates in the country. They also are likely to have the least sleep.
One national auto insurance carrier, GEICO, agrees with a growing number of sources, including the National Sleep Foundation, and its partners, including Awake In America, that the problem could be reduced by a good night’s sleep.
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Staying up late “contributes to lack of sleep and this, in turn, causes problems such as lack of control and attention regulation, which are associated with anti-social behavior and substance use,” Susman added in a university statement.
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A survey conducted at a high school in the Philadelphia area, conducted by a a team comprised of one of the school’s students and her father, a sleep specialist, to learn what sleep-deprived teens thought of starting school days later in the morning, as well as having tests given later in the school day which may result in better grades.
The survey of 280 high school students confirmed what most parents with a teenager know: the students are not getting enough sleep. More sleep would translate into improved academic performance, according to the teens questioned. They all attended Harriton High School in suburban Philadelphia, where the school day begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 2:25 p.m.
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