SLEEP WON'T COME? TOO WIRED?
In a study at Drexel University, one third of the one hundred teens said they would fall asleep in school at least twice a day. Only twenty percent of them got eight hours of sleep on school nights.
The two biggest culprits: caffeine and technology. The kids who fell asleep during class consumed seventy-six percent more caffeine. Multitasking with tech gadgets (texting, talking on the cell, listening to an iPod), led to even fewer hours slept.
While a teen probably won't go cold turkey, a few ground rules that can help are as follows:
Turn off cell phones and computers an hour before bedtime. This gives your brain time to slow down and get into sleep mode. Limit the caffeinated drinks (including energy drinks) to one a day.
Jeffrey Klein, D.C.
Klein Chiropractic
821 West Chester Pike
West Chester, PA 19380
610-918-9455
In a study at Drexel University, one third of the one hundred teens said they would fall asleep in school at least twice a day. Only twenty percent of them got eight hours of sleep on school nights.
The two biggest culprits: caffeine and technology. The kids who fell asleep during class consumed seventy-six percent more caffeine. Multitasking with tech gadgets (texting, talking on the cell, listening to an iPod), led to even fewer hours slept.
While a teen probably won't go cold turkey, a few ground rules that can help are as follows:
Turn off cell phones and computers an hour before bedtime. This gives your brain time to slow down and get into sleep mode. Limit the caffeinated drinks (including energy drinks) to one a day.
Jeffrey Klein, D.C.
Klein Chiropractic
821 West Chester Pike
West Chester, PA 19380
610-918-9455
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