With vacation time practically over, the next thing that kids and their parents have to do right now is to get themselves used to sleeping early. Being used to sleeping late or with little sleep due to break time enjoyment, sleep stands as one of the needed aspects that need to address before schools officially start.
Parents should start the regiment about 3 weeks prior to the 1st day of school, and adjust bedtimes by about 15-20 minutes every 3 days.
Officials say the start of a new school year is especially difficult for teenagers. In adolescence, the later sleep and waking pattern is both behavioral and physiological. Tired teens are more likely to be irritable, have difficulty concentrating in school and may see their performance suffer both in academics and athletics.
