Research Found That A Sleepy Sixth-Grader Will Perform In Class Like A Mere Fourth-Grader
Did you know that children — from elementary school through high school — get an hour less sleep each night than they did thirty years ago? The authors of Nurture Shock, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, investigated the consequences of this. Below is a list of the ones that I found currently relevant to my family (you may click on the links for more):
- A Slightly Sleepy Sixth-Grader Will Perform In Class Like A Mere Fourth-Grader
- A Good Night’s Sleep Is Important For Long-Term Learning
- Sleep-Deprived People Fail To Recall Pleasant Memories, Yet Recall Gloomy Memories Just Fine
- Dropping Below Eight Hours of Sleep Doubled The Rate of Clinical-Level Depression
- Shifting Weekend Sleep (Going to bed later but waking up later while still getting the same number of hours of sleep) Leads To Lower IQ Points
- The More You Learn During The Day, The More Sleep You Need
- Every Fifteen Minutes Counts
What Happened When Some Forward-Thinking Schools Pushed Back School Start Times By One Hour?
- Higher SAT Scores: Math SAT Scores Increased 56 Points, Verbal SAT Scores Increased 156 Points
- Teenage Car Accidents Decreased 25%
The CDC now recommends that high schools consider later starts: its representatives are now opining that a change in school start times can change lives.
Related Content:
- Sleep: “The Lost Hour”
- Sleep Deprivation: How Do Parents Manage It?!
- Impact of Sleep: Interesting Things Didn’t Know
- Finally Liberated To Sleep!
My Notes On Sleep:
- Sleep
- Sleep’s Impact on the Brain
- Sleep’s Influence on “Intelligence” and School Performance
- Benefits of Good Sleep Habits
- Sleep Tips
- Five Elements of Healthy Sleep
- Prevent Poor Sleep Habits
- Biological Rhythms
