10 Tips That Can Stop Sleep Problems From Resulting In A Fall In School Grades
Teenage school grades can be affected by poor sleep hygiene and this is one problem which is very simple to solve.
It has been believed for a time now that too little or poor quality sleep in teens results in a drop in performance at school, but it was not until quite recently that a research study confirmed that teenage children with bad sleeping habits do in fact have lower grades.
Below are 10 tips to make sure that an otherwise healthy child gets the level of sleep necessary to do well in school.*� Do not be tempted to stay up late doing homework or studying for a test. Despite the fact that this may seem like the solution to a specific problem in the short term, and may well keep you out of trouble for turning in your homework late or get you through a test, in the longer term your overall performance will suffer and any shorter term benefits will soon be lost.*� Set a regular time for going to bed and do not vary this time by more than a matter of a few minutes from day to day.*� Stay away from any form of drink that contains caffeine after about 3 o�clock in the afternoon. This of course means coffee and tea, but also includes colas and chocolate drinks.*� Do not be tempted to take a nap after school. If you do find that you are so tired that you are unable to keep your eyes open then go ahead and take a nap but limit it to no more than an hour.*� If you find that you are unable to get to sleep within about 15 or 20 minutes of getting into bed then do not simply lie in bed trying to sleep, as the more you try the harder it will become. Instead, get up and do something like reading a book or listening to some relaxing music. As soon as you start to feel tired, climb back into bed and you will be asleep in next to no time.*� Do not eat a heavy meal too close to going to bed. You obviously should not go to bed feeling hungry and eating a light snack before bedtime is okay, but climbing into bed on a full stomach can make it difficult to get to sleep and affect the quality of your sleep.*� Make sure that you get up at the same time each morning, regardless of whether or not it is a school day. Teenagers commonly get up late on weekends and in school holidays and, instead of helping to make you feel better, this simply disrupts your pattern of sleep.*� Despite the fact that teenagers will generally spend a lot of time in their bedroom and turn it into much more of a 'living' than a 'sleeping' room, avoid using the bed for anything other than sleeping. Do not sit in bed, watching TV, reading, writing, playing games or anything else but reserve it solely for sleeping so that your body associates climbing into bed with going to sleep.*� At bedtime ensure that the bedroom is quiet, dark and cool. Do not shut your bedroom up, turn up the heat and climb into bed to watch TV. Instead, turn the heating down, open the window a bit if possible to let in some fresh air and make the room as dark as you can get it.*� Avoid vigorous exercise within several hours of going to bed. If you wish to play soccer or engage in other sporting or vigorous activities then make sure that you do these shortly after finishing school and not an hour or two before you go to bed.
Follow these 10 tips and within next to no time your quality of sleep will improve, you will feel much more awake and active throughout the day and your school grades will be on the up.
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