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The concerns surrounding poor sleep during adolescence has garnered significant public attention, especially concerning policies related to school start times. [4] Many evidences suggest that sleep contributes positively to attention, behavior, and academic achievement for adolescents. [5]
Despite evidence of benefit to students, as of 2019 less than 20% of US high schools and middle schools start the school day at 8:30 am or later. In October 2019, the state of California passed a law (California Bill 328) mandating that middle schools begin the day no earlier than 8 am, and high schools no earlier than 8:30 am. [13]
On average, university students get 6 to 6.9 hours of sleep every night. [2] Based on the Treatment for Sleep Disorders, the recommended amount of sleep needed for college students is around 8 hours. According to Stanford University's Department for the Diagnosis, 68% of college students aren't getting the sleep they need. [3]
A genetic predisposition for insomnia has been found among some children, a new study found. But there are still actions you can take to help your kids, experts said.
Gotham/GC Images Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively keep their four children close, even when it comes to bedtime arrangements. “Our kids can’t even go to sleep unless they're in our bed ...
Christina Mann Karaba, whose kids are 12 and 14, says she has no issue with letting her children attend sleepovers, but after the first one, they didn't seem keen on doing it again.
[14] [15] In 2013 U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan tweeted his support for later high school start times, [16] and since 2014 the American Academy of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Medical Association, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American ...
EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...