subject: Why Having Enough Sleep Is Important Especially Among Teenagers [print this page] Why Having Enough Sleep Is Important Especially Among Teenagers
Having enough sleep is very much important especially among teenagers because not getting enough sleep may cause several problems such as mental gaps. If you do not have enough sleep, most likely, your brain will not function well.
Due to this reason that most teenagers need to get enough sleep especially if they want to perform well in school such as in quizzes and exams. The average teenager needs at least eight and half hours of sleep. But the irony is that there are still a lot of teenagers who are not getting enough sleep. Here are some of the reasons on why teenagers do not get enough sleep.
Teenagers, most of the time, stay up late at night surfing the internet or partying. With this, they do not get enough sleep and they over sleep in the morning and end up sleeping in class. There are also a lot of teenagers who suffer from circadian rhythm reset. Circadian rhythm is also known as the body's biological alarm clock. In this reset, the body's biological clock is adjusted which tells the body to sleep late and wake up late.
Sleep deprivation when it comes to adults causes stress. People who do not get enough sleep are often not in a good mood, in other words they are stressed. Also, people who do not get the right amount of sleep are having problems making decisions as well as mental functions.
One way to have enough sleep is to sleep early. Avoid staying up all night if possible to that you may be able to have enough sleep. Do not deprive yourself of good night sleep. In case that you are having sleep disorders, consider seeking the help of a professional or just have a healthy lifestyle.
