What is the importanceof kids/teens getting 9 hours of sleep?
Filed in Raising Kids and Teens on Jul.21, 2009
?Kelsey? asked:
I heard that kids/teens need 9-12 hours of sleep at night for their brain to function correctly the next day. What does the brain need to do? What is the importance of this? I know that I rarely don’t get that much sleep at night, I’m in Junior High, and I seem to be able to function the next day. Just wondering…
I heard that kids/teens need 9-12 hours of sleep at night for their brain to function correctly the next day. What does the brain need to do? What is the importance of this? I know that I rarely don’t get that much sleep at night, I’m in Junior High, and I seem to be able to function the next day. Just wondering…
Thanks!
I meant that I rarely get that much sleep, not that I rarely ‘dont’ get that much sleep…
Andreas
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Alec
During sleep is when your body repairs itself from the damage you do to it every day, and it’s also when you grow. If you don’t get enough sleep, you get run down fast, and you can’t reach your full potential in any area of life.
July 25th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Julien
Idk…but it looks like I’m only going to get 6! uh oh…
July 27th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Sean
An average teenager needs about 8.5-9.25 hours of sleep per day. As long as you are feeling alert during the day and not drowsy, you don’t really have to worry about it. Some people are long sleepers and some people are short sleepers, so there is no real standard.