Lazy Kids

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Rico

Already took care of it! Big Daddy Rico has a loud mouth and knows how to get them chidrens outta bed right quicklike!


Actually, I was kinda surprised they all slept that much. Usually, one of them wakes up and isn't happy until the rest of them are up too. My has issues with this fairly frequently, but the other three haven't until lately. That's what I get for letting them stay up 'til midnight watchin hellavision. Do you miss them days when your kids drove you batty?

What are you talking about - just because they grow up doesn't mean they stop this!

My daughter will call me and start talking mid-sentence about something and I don't have a clue what she's even talking about. I have to remind her that I'm not in her "thought pattern". LOL!

[SOUNWORTHY]

Originally Posted by Rico

I'd like to see some proof of that, if you have any. I am sure my son would too!

Rico, you asked for it, here's proof. By the way what time did you get up?
"Almost all high school and college students do not get enough sleep," states Dr. William C. Dement, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Stanford University. "They are at risk for a number of serious consequences, including poor performance at school, increased incidence of automobile accidents, increased moodiness, and increased use of stimulants and alcohol."

A recent National Academy of Sciences forum, entitled The Sleep Needs, Patterns, and Difficulties of Adolescents, looked at teenagers' sleep patterns and found that the nation's teenagers are tired, tired, tired. While teens need around 8 to 9 1/4 hours of sleep per night, surveys show that during the week high school students actually get an average of 7 hours, and 26 percent sleep 6 hours or less per night. Teens have a natural biological clock that make it difficult for them to go to bed before 11 p.m. The result is that they stay up late, get up early, and walk around sleepy all day.

The consequences of teen sleeplessness can be serious. A paper from the National Sleep Foundation observed that sleep deprivation causes increased risk of unintentional injuries and death. Lack of adequate sleep slows reaction time, causes lapses in attention, and exacerbates emotional and behavioral problems. Keeping different sleep schedules on weekends, as many teens do, can also cause fragmented sleep and make it harder for teens to fall asleep at their regular time.

To help teens get enough sleep, experts at the forum recommended later school starting times for high schools and shorter working hours after school. Setting and keeping consistent sleep schedules--going to bed and getting up at about the same time every day--are also important to maintaining mental alertness, the experts say.

Parents in particular should remember that teenagers and young adults from 16 to 25, especially males, have the highest risk for drowsy driving crashes. Such crashes are not related to the teen's overall driving ability or driving record. In one well-known and tragic case, Michael Doucette was named the country's safest teen driver in 1989 and received use of a Dodge Shadow for a year. In February of 1990 he fell asleep at the wheel and drifted across the center line, killing himself and the driver of an oncoming car.

[True Believer]

Originally Posted by cneasttx

Actually it is normal for teens to sleep longer.

My son is 17. He is disabled so pretty much if he is up I like to be up too. He finally went to sleep last night about 1:30 and he was up by 7:30!

[Rico]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

What are you talking about - just because they grow up doesn't mean they stop this!

My daughter will call me and start talking mid-sentence about something and I don't have a clue what she's even talking about. I have to remind her that I'm not in her "thought pattern". LOL!

U mean it doesn't end when they move out?!?!?!?!?! I'm gonna change my phone number, move to another state, and look into changing my name. Thank that will help?

[Rico]

Originally Posted by SOUNWORTHY

Rico, you asked for it, here's proof. By the way what time did you get up?
"Almost all high school and college students do not get enough sleep," states Dr. William C. Dement, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Stanford University. "They are at risk for a number of serious consequences, including poor performance at school, increased incidence of automobile accidents, increased moodiness, and increased use of stimulants and alcohol."

A recent National Academy of Sciences forum, entitled The Sleep Needs, Patterns, and Difficulties of Adolescents, looked at teenagers' sleep patterns and found that the nation's teenagers are tired, tired, tired. While teens need around 8 to 9 1/4 hours of sleep per night, surveys show that during the week high school students actually get an average of 7 hours, and 26 percent sleep 6 hours or less per night. Teens have a natural biological clock that make it difficult for them to go to bed before 11 p.m. The result is that they stay up late, get up early, and walk around sleepy all day.

The consequences of teen sleeplessness can be serious. A paper from the National Sleep Foundation observed that sleep deprivation causes increased risk of unintentional injuries and death. Lack of adequate sleep slows reaction time, causes lapses in attention, and exacerbates emotional and behavioral problems. Keeping different sleep schedules on weekends, as many teens do, can also cause fragmented sleep and make it harder for teens to fall asleep at their regular time.

To help teens get enough sleep, experts at the forum recommended later school starting times for high schools and shorter working hours after school. Setting and keeping consistent sleep schedules--going to bed and getting up at about the same time every day--are also important to maintaining mental alertness, the experts say.

Parents in particular should remember that teenagers and young adults from 16 to 25, especially males, have the highest risk for drowsy driving crashes. Such crashes are not related to the teen's overall driving ability or driving record. In one well-known and tragic case, Michael Doucette was named the country's safest teen driver in 1989 and received use of a Dodge Shadow for a year. In February of 1990 he fell asleep at the wheel and drifted across the center line, killing himself and the driver of an oncoming car.

Thanks for posting that. I've already said 8-10 I could deal with. It's the 12-14 hour of sleeping that concerns me. BTW, I get up at 7:30am the days I have to work. My days off are anyone's guess, depending on what time I go to bed the night before, but it's usually around 8-9 hours sleep with an occasional 10-12 marathon.