Yawn
Sleep has been in the news more often lately (now, don’t start yawning! 
). Two polls showing that youth aren’t getting enough sleep have recently been released.
Here are the results of a KidsHealth® KidsPoll:
- On average, kids were short nearly 90 minutes of sleep each night.
- 70% of kids said they would like to get more sleep than they usually get.
- 39% of kids said they feel very sleepy when it’s time to wake up on schooldays.
- 40% of kids said they’re tired or sleepy at school every day or often.
And CNN just reported on a poll of adolescents conducted by the National Sleep Foundation which found that only 20% of teens get enough sleep!
As I admitted to you before, I was guilty of this same teen behavior, which extended even beyond my teen years. And we know the consequences of a sleep deficit: lack of concentration, poorer learning ability, emotional and physical health impediment, unsafe conditions (as in when driving), moodiness, and don’t forget just feeling crummy!!
On top of that, the CNN report of this study stated that: “[T]he agency [National Institute of Health] said there is growing evidence linking a chronic lack of sleep with an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and infections.”
Okay, okay, can we just go to bed now!
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