Getting your Teen To Get More Sleep

Sleep disorders and sleep deprivation are serious at any age, but in teenagers the effects can be detrimental to physical and cognitive development.

Parents of teenagers know all too well the challenges of getting their teens to go to sleep at a reasonable hour and waking them in the morning. Most teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night to maintain optimal daytime alertness. But few teenagers actually get that much sleep. In fact, a recent study published in the Journal of School of Health reported that less than 10% of teenagers get the recommended nine hours of sleep they require.