Nearly a quarter of adolescents grapple with insomnia. Experts say small habit changes can make a big difference.
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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Nearly a quarter of adolescents grapple with insomnia. Experts say small habit changes can make a big difference.
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Bedtime may be a time of conflict and struggle between tired adults and their rambunctious kids, but it is crucial to a child's happiness and health. Experts share how to make your child's sleep routine work for them.
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The lazy teenager stereotypes don’t hold up once you understand their brains are developing at an incredible rate and they need more sleep.
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A few one-off late nights and sleep-ins won’t hurt, but it’s best not to fall completely off the bedtime routine wagon during the holidays.
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We found being a night owl increased the risk of having behavioural problems and delayed brain development in later adolescence.
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More parents are turning to melatonin gummies to help their children sleep and it has paediatric sleep specialists worried.
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Advice to put your baby down ‘drowsy but awake’ is an attempt to form good sleep associations.
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Adolescents in the U.S. are chronically sleep-deprived, in part because most schools start too early. This summer, California will become the first state in the nation to require later start times.
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American teenagers aren't getting enough sleep these days, and author Lisa L. Lewis refuses to snooze on the issue anymore.
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Teens are struggling for a host of reasons. One simple way to help? Fix their sleep.
Teen mental health and lack of sleep.
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Sleep regressions aren't real. Night wakes are normal, and protect against SIDS. And 12 hours of sleep isn't a gold standard. Here's what scientists want us to know about baby sleep.
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Youths who got less sleep also ate fewer vegetables and fruits, and drank more sugar-sweetened beverages than their counterparts, research showed.
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Get their buy-in, move their technology and set your own expectations.
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The biology of adolescent sleep leads to a later sleep onset time, which doesn’t pair well with early school start times.
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It can be difficult getting your teen to go to sleep, but there are some surprising strategies to help them get enough shut eye.
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Researchers advise ‘physical boundaries’ over devices in bedrooms after study finds poor sleep associated with phone use linked to depressed moods
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Teenagers can sometimes struggle to get out of bed in the morning – but ensuring they get enough sleep could be vital for health in later life.
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With school closures across 2020, teenagers used mobile phones even more frequently than before. But their use has an effect on their sleep.
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Spending more time on screens, staying up late and sleeping late may require some adjustments for the start of the school year.
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An extra hour of sleep can cut a pre-schooler's risk of becoming obese by 24 per cent.
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Teens are getting too little sleep, not enough exercise and spending far too much time online. Research tells us so (if you need proof), and it's also clear that when teens don't take care of themselves, it can affect their mental health.
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Adolescents who eat well, get enough sleep and stay physically active reap the benefits.
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Sleep a more important factor than online activity in mental health, study says
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The biology of adolescent sleep leads to a later sleep onset time, which doesn’t pair well with early school start times.