3 Ways to Help Teenagers Get More, Better Sleep - On Parenting (usnews.com)
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/on-parenting/2010/01/15/3-ways-to-help-teenagers-get-more-better-sleep

• And sleeping in on weekends doesn’t solve the problem.
• eenagers are being seriously shortchanged found that just 10 percent of adolescents are getting the optimal 10 hours of shut-eye a night. (Given that the high school bus rumbles through my neighborhood at 6:45 am, I’m not surprised.)
• Who’s least likely to get enough sleep? The survey of students across the nation, published in this month’s Journal of Adolescent Health, found that those most likely to miss out on sleep are female, black, and/or in the higher grade levels.
• Her advice:

  • Teenagers should stick to a consistent bedtime, preferably before 10 p.m.
  • Keep sleep and wake times as consistent as possible from day to day. Research shows that maintaining a more regular sleep schedule makes it easier to fall asleep.
  • Don’t sleep in. Strive to wake up no more than two to three hours later on weekends to keep biological clocks on cycle.
  • Kids have a lot of demands on their time,” Eaton said. “But sleep is important. If they are chronically shortchanging their sleep, it does have negative medical and mental health outcomes.”