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About one in four teens suffer from insomnia, studies have found.

Lack of sleep can increase the risk of catching infections.
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They are busy at school, studying for exams, rushing off to rehearsal for this instrument or that orchestra, then off to sports practice, trying to make it into the first team all while trying to become content creators on TikTok or Instagram.
Who can blame them for being more tired than us, the adult, working folks providing for them?
By almost all accounts, many teenagers are not getting enough sleep. Data from four surveys in the US conducted from 2007 to 2013 showed that nearly 69% of high school students got seven or fewer hours of sleep per night. It is also estimated that almost a quarter of adolescents suffer from insomnia.
Insufficient sleep among teens has been found to be higher among girls than boys, and older teens report getting less sleep than people in early adolescence.
Whether they’re studying for a test, learning to play an instrument, or acquiring job skills, sleep is essential for your teen.
Sleep benefits the brain and promotes attention, memory, and analytical thought. It makes thinking sharper, recognising the most important information to consolidate learning.
Sleep also facilitates expansive thinking that can spur creativity.
In fact, studies suggest that sleep may play an active role in sculpting the adolescent brain.
One such study examined MRI scans in 290 children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 18 years and found that sleep duration was positively correlated with grey matter volume in the hippocampus, which plays a key role in short-term, long-term and spatial memory.
Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep per night, as sleep is essential for physical and mental health, maintaining a healthy weight and cognitive ability, according to the National Sleep Foundation and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Adequate sleep also improves the ability of the immune system to recognise and fight an infection, through a phenomenon called immunological memory.
Our need for sleep is controlled by two things:
Our internal body clock, or circadian rhythm, controls almost all functions in the body. The human body runs on a 24-hour cycle, which is influenced by light. When the sun rises we are programmed to wake up and when it sets our body starts to ready itself for sleep.
Between 10 and 12 years of age, the circadian rhythm starts to shift.
While you’ve been used to tucking your child into bed between 8pm and 9pm, they are now only ready to sleep between 10pm and 11pm.
It may look like they have insomnia: they toss and turn, get up for a glass of water or sneak their phone into their bed – but in reality, their body is just not ready to sleep.
Working with your teen’s circadian rhythm
Knowing that your teen can only fall asleep at about 10 o’clock, and that they need to be out of bed early enough to get to school on time, it is vital that you help your teenager manage their sleep routine.
Here are some tips from SleepFoundation.org to help your teenager maintain a healthy circadian rhythm:
A regular routine is important, but equally important is diet and good nutrition. As with everything else your teen needs to do in a day, eating should happen at regular intervals as when you eat also affects your circadian rhythm.
A teen’s energy requirements are relatively high, so the best way to make sure they eat as much as they need to grow and mature is to eat three balanced meals with healthy snacks in between.
There are also certain micronutrients that support sleep, which can make falling asleep and having a good night’s rest easier. These include gamma-amino-butyric-acid (GABA), the amino acids taurine, glycine and L-theanine, and magnesium and zinc. Speak to a paediatrician or pharmacist to find out which supplements your teen can take.

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They are busy at school, studying for exams, rushing off to rehearsal for this instrument or that orchestra, then off to sports practice, trying to make it into the first team all while trying to become content creators on TikTok or Instagram.
Who can blame them for being more tired than us, the adult, working folks providing for them?
By almost all accounts, many teenagers are not getting enough sleep. Data from four surveys in the US conducted from 2007 to 2013 showed that nearly 69% of high school students got seven or fewer hours of sleep per night. It is also estimated that almost a quarter of adolescents suffer from insomnia.
Insufficient sleep among teens has been found to be higher among girls than boys, and older teens report getting less sleep than people in early adolescence.
Whether they’re studying for a test, learning to play an instrument, or acquiring job skills, sleep is essential for your teen.
Sleep benefits the brain and promotes attention, memory, and analytical thought. It makes thinking sharper, recognising the most important information to consolidate learning.
Sleep also facilitates expansive thinking that can spur creativity.
In fact, studies suggest that sleep may play an active role in sculpting the adolescent brain.
One such study examined MRI scans in 290 children and adolescents between the ages of 5 and 18 years and found that sleep duration was positively correlated with grey matter volume in the hippocampus, which plays a key role in short-term, long-term and spatial memory.
Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep per night, as sleep is essential for physical and mental health, maintaining a healthy weight and cognitive ability, according to the National Sleep Foundation and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Adequate sleep also improves the ability of the immune system to recognise and fight an infection, through a phenomenon called immunological memory.
Our need for sleep is controlled by two things:
Our internal body clock, or circadian rhythm, controls almost all functions in the body. The human body runs on a 24-hour cycle, which is influenced by light. When the sun rises we are programmed to wake up and when it sets our body starts to ready itself for sleep.
Between 10 and 12 years of age, the circadian rhythm starts to shift.
While you’ve been used to tucking your child into bed between 8pm and 9pm, they are now only ready to sleep between 10pm and 11pm.
It may look like they have insomnia: they toss and turn, get up for a glass of water or sneak their phone into their bed – but in reality, their body is just not ready to sleep.
Working with your teen’s circadian rhythm
Knowing that your teen can only fall asleep at about 10 o’clock, and that they need to be out of bed early enough to get to school on time, it is vital that you help your teenager manage their sleep routine.
Here are some tips from SleepFoundation.org to help your teenager maintain a healthy circadian rhythm:
A regular routine is important, but equally important is diet and good nutrition. As with everything else your teen needs to do in a day, eating should happen at regular intervals as when you eat also affects your circadian rhythm.
A teen’s energy requirements are relatively high, so the best way to make sure they eat as much as they need to grow and mature is to eat three balanced meals with healthy snacks in between.
There are also certain micronutrients that support sleep, which can make falling asleep and having a good night’s rest easier. These include gamma-amino-butyric-acid (GABA), the amino acids taurine, glycine and L-theanine, and magnesium and zinc. Speak to a paediatrician or pharmacist to find out which supplements your teen can take.

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A Pennsylvania teenager died this week after getting pulled into a wood chipper while working, state authorities said.
Isiah M. Bedocs, 17, of Coplay, was helping with a tree removal job when his clothing got caught in the wood chipper Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Police arrived on the scene at the 3700 block of Excelsior Road in North Whitehall Township shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Bedocs was transported by helicopter to Lehigh Valley Hospital with “multiple traumatic injuries,” authorities said. He was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m.
Coroner Daniel A. Buglio confirmed Wednesday morning that the teen’s death was ruled an accident. The official cause of death remains undetermined pending an autopsy.
Bedocs was weeks away from starting his senior year at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute, where he was enrolled in the auto technology program.
In a statement to PEOPLE on Thursday, the Institute said it was “mourning” the teen’s death.
“Our hearts are with his family members and friends as they grapple with this unimaginable tragedy,” the school said. Counselors will be provided to students who may be struggling in the wake of the event.
A neighbor who lives near the scene described the tragedy as “unnerving.”
“It’s very sad for what happened to the young man,” the woman, who declined to share her identity, added. “I’m very sorry he didn’t make it.”
Crews had been working on the site for several days, she told WPVI-TV.
According to Action News, the homeowner hired Bedocs’ team to remove about 10 trees on the property.
The Pennsylvania State Police and the coroner’s office are continuing to investigate the incident, with assistance from the Bethlehem Criminal Investigation Unit and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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