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Teens Don’t Sleep Enough: New Study Pt.2
Teens Pay Price For Lack Of Sleep
Poll: Few Get Enough Shuteye; They’re At Risk Physically, Emotionally
(CBS/AP) They drive while drowsy, oversleep, and doze off in class: Many of America’s adolescents are going through life sleep-deprived.
Only 20 percent of teens get the recommended nine hours of shuteye on school nights, and more than one in four report sleeping in class, according to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation released Tuesday.
What’s more, the poll finds that parents are mostly in the dark about their adolescents’ sleep habits. While most students know they’re not getting the sleep they need, 90 percent of parents polled believe their adolescents are getting enough sleep on school nights.
A quick sampling of teens… (read full article)
HT CBSNEWS.COM
Teens Don’t Sleep Enough: New Study Pt.1
Sleep-Deprived Teens’ Disturbing Thoughts
Study: They’re More Likely to Be Depressed and Think of Suicide
(CBS) A new study shows that teens who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to suffer from depression and have suicidal thoughts — in some cases — much more likely.
Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York found that earlier bedtimes can help protect adolescents from such tendencies, reports CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton.
That flies in the face of the common perception that teens need less sleep than people in other age groups.
It’s been estimated that adolescents need a little more than nine hours of sleep per night.
Those in the study whose parents set bedtimes of midnight or later were 24 percent more likely to suffer from depression and 20… (Full Article)
HT to CBSNEWS.COM
Littleton School Remains Closed After Two Teens Shot
(Littleton, CO) — A Colorado school not far from the infamous Columbine High School massacre will remain closed today after a drifter shot two students.
Teenagers Matt Thieu and Reagan Weber were shot as they were leaving Littleton’s Deer Creek Middle School for the day.
Thieu and Weber were taken to Littleton Adventist Hospital but Thieu was transferred to Children’s Hospital, where he was in critical condition Tuesday night.
Officials say Weber was released from Adventist Tuesday night.
Nearby Stony Creek Elementary School will also be closed.
The campus is just four miles from the site of where 12 students and one teacher were gunned down in a…
Tom Brokaw Explains Canada To Americans
Tom Brokaw explains Canada to Americans during an NBC Vancouver 2010 Olympic broadcast with Al Michaels.
To Save A Life – Advance Sceenings for Youth Workers!
TO SAVE A LIFE is a powerful movie about the real-life challenges of teens and their choices. But it’s more than just a movie-it’s a feature-length film with follow-up opportunities. At some point, every teen has to decide: “What’s my life going to be about?” To Save a Life dares to bring that question into their world…,encouraging them to answer it with boldness, honesty and integrity.
Advance screenings for youth workers will take place in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton the week of February 22nd. Please email info@tosavealifemovie.ca if you would like to attend.
Canadian Show Times: http://www.tosavealifemovie.ca
Movie website: http://www.tosavealifemovie.com
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/tosavealife
Today’s Teens Conference
Why go to Today’s Teens Conference?
A) Chance to Network with 800 other Youth Workers & 500 Students
B) Training from Worldwide Leaders in Youth Culture: Tony Campolo & Colin McCartney
C) The Leading Student Training Program to Equip them to reach their friends
D) The Lowest costing conference with a High Level Programming and Training
E) An Event that is completely planned, all you have to do it show up and walk away with long term gain from the resources gathered
F) An exciting time of fun, gaining resources, and insights to new trends in youth culture
ht to todaysteens.ca
