10 Tips Which Will Stop Sleep Problems From Resulting In A Fall In School Grades

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It has been believed for some time now that too little or low quality sleep in teens leads to poor performance at school, but it was not until quite recently that a research study confirmed that teenage children with bad sleeping habits do in fact have lower grade point averages.

Below are 10 tips to make sure that an otherwise healthy child enjoys the level of sleep needed to perform well in school.*� Avoid the temptation to take a nap after school. Should you find that you are so tired that you are unable to keep your eyes open then take a nap but for no more than an hour.*� Do not take any strenuous exercise within several hours of going to bed. If you wish to play baseball or engage in other sports or strenuous activities then make sure that you do these shortly after school and not an hour or two before going to bed.*� Should you find that you are unable to fall asleep within about 15 minutes of getting into bed then do not just lie in bed trying to get to sleep, because the harder you try the harder it will get. As an alternative, climb back out of bed and do something like listening to some relaxing music or reading a book. As soon as you begin to feel tired, climb back into bed and you will be asleep in no time at all.*� Set a regular time to go to bed and do not vary this by more than a few minutes from day to day.*� Although teenagers will generally spend a lot of time in their bedroom turning it into more of a 'living' than a 'sleeping' room, avoid using the bed for anything other than sleeping. Do not sit in bed, writing, reading, watching TV, playing games or anything else but reserve it solely for sleeping so that your body learns to associate getting into bed with going to sleep.*� Avoid eating a heavy meal close to going to bed. You obviously should not go to bed feeling hungry and taking a light snack before bedtime is okay, but going to bed on a full stomach will make it difficult for you to fall asleep and affect your quality of sleep.*� Do not be tempted to stay up late finishing your homework or studying for a test. Although this might appear to be the solution to a particular problem in the short term, and might well keep you out of trouble for turning in your homework late or get you through a test, in the long run your overall performance will fall and any short term gain will quickly disappear.*� Make sure that you get up at the same time every morning, whether or not it is a school day. Teenagers often get up late on weekends and throughout school holidays and, rather than helping to make you feel better, this just disrupts your pattern of sleep.*� At bedtime see that the bedroom is dark, quiet and cool. Do not close the room up, turn up the heat and climb into bed to watch TV. Instead, lower the heat, open the window a little if you can to allow in some fresh air and make the room as dark as possible.*� Stay away from any form of drink that contains caffeine after 3 o�clock in the afternoon. This of course applies to tea and coffee, but also includes chocolate drinks and colas.

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 throughout the day and your school grades will be on the up.

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