10 Tips To Stop Sleeping Problems From Causing Low School Grades
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By :
Noel Swanson
Submitted
2008-08-25 00:00:00 |
It has been believed for a time now that too little or low quality sleep in teens results in a drop in grades in school, however it was not until recently that a study confirmed that teenage children with bad sleeping habits do indeed have lower grade point averages.
Below are 10 simple tips to make sure that a healthy child can get the quality of sleep needed to do well in school.
Tip 1. Avoid vigorous exercise within several hours of bedtime. If you wish to play baseball or engage in other sports or vigorous activities then do these shortly after school and not an hour or two before you go to bed.
Tip 2. Stay away from any type of drink containing caffeine after about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. This naturally means tea and coffee, but also extends to chocolate drinks and colas.
Tip 3. Decide upon a regular time for going to bed and do not vary this time by more than a matter of a few minutes from one day to the next.
Tip 4. At bedtime make sure that your bedroom is quiet, dark and cool. Do not shut your bedroom up, turn up the heat and climb into bed to watch TV. Instead, lower the heat, open the window a bit if you can to let in some fresh air and make the room as dark as possible.
Tip 5. Do not be tempted to take a nap in the afternoon after school. If you do find that you are so tired that you are unable to keep your eyes open then take a nap but limit it to no more than 45 minutes or an hour.
Tip 6. Do not be tempted to stay up late doing homework or preparing for a test. Although this may appear to be the answer to a specific problem in the short term, and might well keep you out of trouble for handing in your homework late or get you through a test, in the longer term your overall performance will drop and any shorter term gain will quickly be lost.
Tip 7. If you find that you are unable to fall asleep within say 15 or 20 minutes of getting into bed then do not just lie in bed trying to get to sleep, because the more you try the harder it will become. As an alternative, climb back out of bed and do something such as reading a book or listening to some relaxing music. As soon as you start to feel tired, climb back into bed and you should fall asleep in no time at all.
Tip 8. Although teenagers will generally spend a lot of time in their bedroom turning it into much more of a 'living' than a 'sleeping' room, avoid the temptation to use the bed for anything other than sleeping. Do not sit in bed, writing, reading, watching TV, playing games or anything else but reserve it only for sleeping so that your body learns to associate getting into bed with going to sleep.
Tip 9. Do not be tempted to stay up late doing your homework or studying for a test. Although this may appear to be the answer 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 run your performance will drop and any shorter term benefits will quickly be lost.
Tip 10. Set a regular time to go to bed and try not to vary this time by more than a matter of a few minutes from day to day.
If you follow these 10 tips you will find that within no time at all the quality of your sleep will improve, you will feel more awake and active during the day and your school grades will be on the up.
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