By: Aaron Scott

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•Sleep in vital to your well being

•Biological sleep patterns shit toward later times for both sleeping and waking during adolescence

•Irregular sleep patterns across the week

•Suffer from treatable sleep disorders Narcolepsy Insomnia restless legs syndrome sleep apnea

•Drowsiness and falling asleep at the wheel cause more than 100,000 car crashes every year

•1,500 are killed•71,000 are injured

Skipping sleep can be harmful even deadly

Sleep in food for the brain

During Sleep important functions and brain activity occur

Teens need about 9 ¼ hours of sleep each night to function best

Approximately only 15% get at least 8 ½ hours on school nights

•Stress

•To much caffeine

•Nicotine

•Noise

•Bright lights while trying to sleep

•Uncomfortable room temperature

•Tv’s and computers in room

•Automobile Accidents (exhaustion is leading)

•Illness such as colds and flu

•Mental illnesses

•Hormones and metabolism

•Boosts appetite and may encourage weight gain

•Daytime Performance

•Sleep loss could be linked to overloaded teenage schedules

Multiple classesExtra-curricular activitiesWorking after schoolFamily and friend obligations

•Cramming a 25 hour day into only 24

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•Turn off TV at night

•Limit after school activities

•Don't think too hard right before bed time.

•Play music if you want, but not too loud.

•Turn off the cell phone. 

•Keep track of time.

Maintain regular sleep time and wakeup time including holidays and

weekend .

Take hot bath before bed

Drink warm milk

Exercise 3 to 4 hours before bed

Avoid sleeping pills as you will be addicted to them

Avoid daytime naps as they may interrupt night sleep

7.7 hours a night on average

11% sleeping 6.5 hours or less

28% of high school students fell asleep in class at least once a week

22% dozed off doing homework

14% arrive late or miss school because they oversleep

80% students who get recommended amount of sleep are achieving A’s and B’s

oMore than one-quarter (28 percent) of adolescents say they're too tired to exercise.

oJust 20 percent said they get nine hours of sleep on school nights;

o45 percent reported sleeping less than eight hours.

o51 percent of teens have driven while drowsy in the past year.

Stick to a regular sleep schedule.

Sleep in a dark, well-ventilated space at a comfortable temperature.

Avoid stimulating activities within two hours of bedtime.

Avoid caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol in the evening.

Avoid going to bed on a full or empty stomach.

See a doctor if you are concerned about chronic sleep problems.

“A well-spent day brings happy sleep” By: Lenardo Da Vinci

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