Teeneagers and sleep

It is pretty simple - no, scratch that... it is pretty basic: young people need more sleep than many are getting. There is a recent study that connects lack of sleep to increased depression among teens. Good sleep patterns also help the brain process as sleep is one of the best processing times for the brain (rule #7 of Medina's Brain Rules).

Simple? Not so much. Many distractions from sleep these days: too easy to keep texting, and surfing, and social-networking from a smart phone late at night, etc... But worth the effort for parents to keep the sleep hours of their children high - and their own as well!

Does your house (including you) have a set time for sleep? Enforced?

The basics (exercise, diet and play/rest) make a huge difference in our performance capacity.