Sleep is Academic!

Tips to Encourage Good Sleep for Parents

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) offers the following tips on how to help your child get a good night’s sleep:

• Follow a consistent bedtime routine.

• Establish a relaxing setting at bedtime.

• Get a full night’s sleep every night.

• Avoid foods or drinks that contain caffeine, as well as any medicine that has a stimulant, prior to bedtime.

• Do not stay up all hours of the night to “cram” for an exam, do homework, etc. If after-school activities are proving to be too time-consuming, consider cutting back on these activities.

• Keep computers and TVs out of the bedroom.

• Do not go to bed hungry, but don’t eat a big meal before bedtime either.

• Avoid any rigorous exercise within six hours of your bedtime.

• Make your bedroom quiet, dark and a little bit cool.

• Get up at the same time every morning.

      (source: American Academy of Sleep Medicine)

More information

    Electronics and Sleep:

     National Sleep Foundation

     Sleeping Well in the Digital Age

    Sleep and Academic Achievement:

    Study links insufficient sleep to poor academic performance in teens

     Poor sleep can negatively affect a student's grades, increase the odds of emotional and behavioral disturbance

     Teen agers who don't get enough sleep at greater risk for mental health problems

    Teens and Sleep:

     Sleep deprived teen drivers more likely to crash

     Healthy Sleep for Healthcare Professionals and Students