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SLEEP DEPRIVATION DAMAGES BRAIN DEVELOPMENT

Note to Readers: I have been researching recent studies about sleep deprivation in school children and teens and the terrible toll this takes on children’s brain development. I want to share this information with my readers; please take it seriously and pass it on to other parents.

According to surveys by the National Sleep Foundation, 90 percent of parents actually think their children are getting enough sleep. Down deep, the kids know otherwise. Their school performance reflects the truth. 60 percent of high schoolers report extreme daytime sleepiness. Over 25 percent fall asleep in class and 25 percent report their grades have dropped.

The truth is that half of all adolescents get less than seven hours of sleep on weeknights. By the time they are seniors that number is closer to 6.5 hours. Only 5% of seniors get 8 hours. Sure we remember being tired at school, but our stress and activities were far less demanding than those of today’s kids.

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