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- Sleep is linked to academic performance, including decision-making, problem-solving, and attention, all of which impact teens’ ability to learn. If teens are too sleepy to pay attention in class, they won't retain important notes covered by the teacher. During sleep, our brain also consolidates memories.
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Mar 7, 2024 · While most adults need 7-9 hours of sleep, teens typically need between 8-10 hours, sometimes up to 11. Here’s a wake-up call: less than 2 out of 10 teens report getting the NSF’s recommended 8-10 hours of sleep on both school days and weekends. Teens’ unique sleep schedules.
Jan 2, 2024 · Key points. Most teens are not getting the sleep they need (at least 8 hours of sleep per night) for their health. Moving school start times later (8:30 AM or later) can help teens get...
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Studies in my lab have shown that seemingly small differences in the quality and duration of sleep make a difference in how the brain processes information. Sleep acts like a glue that helps the brain encode recently learned information into long-term knowledge. It also improves focus in school because sleep helps dampen hyperactive behavior, stron...
So what are the primary sleep ingredients that contribute to healthy brain development? My lab designed a study to investigate. We equipped 55 14- to 18-year-old high school students across Los Angeles from different socioeconomic backgrounds with actigraphs, wristwatch-like monitors that track sleep quality. Higher sleep quality is defined by fewe...
In every measurable domain, young people reared in povertyexperience poor outcomes. Compared to more affluent peers, they show poorer academic and cognitive performance, psychosocial well-being and physical health. These gaps have been the focus of intense debate and research but they remain wide and persistent. The availability and quality of basi...
One study found that one night of lost sleep can significantly affect complex cognitive tasks . A number of studies have also found that the speed of the problem-solving performance decreases with lack of sleep ; and this can be significant with just one night’s loss of sleep.
- Express empathy. Kids and teens are much more likely to listen to us if they feel understood. Resist the urge to give advice or to “finger-wag”—two things that tend to create defensiveness and resistance to our great ideas.
- Ask open-ended questions to understand their position. We want to encourage our teens to share with us their innermost motivations. To do this, we can phrase our questions non-judgmentally in ways that will prompt the adolescent to elaborate.
- Reflect what they are saying, not what we wish they were saying. This can be a simple restatement: Adolescent: You say that I have to try to get nine hours of sleep, but I’m totally fine when I get six or seven.
- Show them their inconsistencies—gently. One thing that we can reflect back to our teens, using these strategies, are their conflicting motivations—the inconsistencies between what they say their goals or beliefs are, and their current behavior.
Jul 17, 2023 · Getting a good night’s sleep can be difficult, ... memory 9 and creative problem-solving 10. ... can also improve the quality of sleep 17, 18. “There are some suggestions, although not ...
Jul 1, 2020 · Insufficient sleep can severely impair a child’s functioning, causing daytime fatigue and physical and mental health problems. Psychologists have several validated tools for assessing sleep problems and interventions that can help children and teens develop healthier sleep schedules.
