{"id":19542,"date":"2014-04-07T10:18:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T06:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/?p=19542"},"modified":"2014-04-07T10:27:03","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T06:27:03","slug":"is-your-teen-getting-enough-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abisoman.com\/broadcaster\/2014\/04\/07\/is-your-teen-getting-enough-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your teen getting enough sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In light of this fascinating article<\/a> on the BBC News site, secondary school students took a survey last week about their sleep habits. Among other things, the article says:<\/p>\n

Sleep deprivation is a significant hidden factor in lowering the achievement of school pupils, according to researchers carrying out international education tests.<\/p>\n

It is a particular problem in more affluent countries, with sleep experts linking it to the use of mobile phones and computers in bedrooms late at night.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This second sentence, in particular, caught my eye because here in the ABIS community, although we are multinational in makeup, we most certainly are what the researchers would call “affluent”. We (and the children) have all the latest electronic gadgets–phones, iPads, plasma TVs, etc.. According to the article, “sleep experts point to a particular problem due to technology in children’s bedrooms – specifically the use of screens on smartphones or laptops late at night.”<\/p>\n

So I made a short survey in which I asked the students about their bedtimes, use of electronics, sleepiness at school and other related topics. For full survey results click here:\u00a0Sleep Survey<\/a><\/p>\n

Though this is not a totally scientific survey due mostly to the small sample size, I believe the results show some noteworthy data. For example:<\/p>\n