2. The issue is that teenagers are not getting sufficient sleep for them to
stay healthy and perform to their highest potentials.
Lack of sleep in teenagers is often overlooked, and many times sleep
is second option to homework, social events, and technology.
What is The Issue
3. Potential Questions
How much sleep does the average teenager get in one night?
What time does the average teenager go to sleep at night?
What time does the average high school start?
How much sleep is needed?
What are the possible short term and long term affects of lack of
sleep?
4. Research Available
National Sleep Foundation have conducted research.
Many colleges have done research, such as Stanford Medicine and
UCLA Sleep Disorders Center
Child Mind Institute has conducted research
American Psychological Association has done a lot of research on
lack of sleep effects
6. Potential Challenges
School starting times can have a large affect on teenagers sleep.
Schools have tried to push back their starting times to help, but you
can only change the starting time so much until it starts to drastically
affect after school activities.
As technology increases teenagers are growing more and more
dependent on their phones/ social media. Technology can cause
teens to stay up later and get less sleep
This topic is often overlooked because many people don’t realize
how important sleep is, especially in teens who are going through
their growth spurts
7. Why is it Relevant
Many studies have recently come out on how teenagers are getting
less and less sleep.
Lack of sleep has been connected to short term and long term health
problems, along with an early death.
