With packed schedules,school days that kick off at 8 a.m.and the lure of screens, it’s little wonder that many adolescents in the United States don’t get enough sleep.
National estimates suggestabout six in 10 middle schoolers get less than the recommendednine to 12 hours of sleep a night, while about seven in 10 high schoolers clock less than the recommended eight to 10 hours. Andmore than one in five adolescentsgrapple with insomnia, characterized by problems falling asleep, staying asleep or getting sufficient quality sleep (or some combination thereof).
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