The lack of sleep creates many major issues on teen’s life, such as changes in mood and behavior that negatively affect teens in their daily routine, as well as the people that they interact with. They also increased risk of obesity and bad eating habits. To function well, teens are required to have eight to nine hours of sleep every night. However, two-thirds of students in the United States sleep less than eight hours, according to the latest annual Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance study. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that schools should be delayed until 8:30 for teens to have more sleep, as doing so would allow students to align their natural sleep rhythm with the school schedule. But currently, only about 15% of schools start at 8:30 or later. Teens could not be forced to sleep earlier at night because their inner body clock changes when they reach adolescence causing their tiredness to build up slower. Although 30 minutes does not seem like much, but by pushing it back 30
The lack of sleep creates many major issues on teen’s life, such as changes in mood and behavior that negatively affect teens in their daily routine, as well as the people that they interact with. They also increased risk of obesity and bad eating habits. To function well, teens are required to have eight to nine hours of sleep every night. However, two-thirds of students in the United States sleep less than eight hours, according to the latest annual Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance study. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that schools should be delayed until 8:30 for teens to have more sleep, as doing so would allow students to align their natural sleep rhythm with the school schedule. But currently, only about 15% of schools start at 8:30 or later. Teens could not be forced to sleep earlier at night because their inner body clock changes when they reach adolescence causing their tiredness to build up slower. Although 30 minutes does not seem like much, but by pushing it back 30