California Tackles Teen Sleep Deprivation As New School Start Times Take Effect

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🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Kids aged 14 to 17 should get a minimum of eight hours of sleep a night, according to the National Sleep Foundation. But more than three-quarters of U.S. high school students report sleeping less than that on school nights, CDC surveys show. To help teens sleep better, California became the first state in the nation to set new start times for public schools: as of July 1, high schools cannot start earlier than 8:30, and middle schools no earlier than 8:00. We'll hear what you think of the new schedules and take your teen and adolescent sleep questions. Guests: Dr. Rafael Pelayo, clinical professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center; author, “How to Sleep: The New Science-Based Solutions for Sleeping Through the Night” Lisa L. Lewis, author, "The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.6	Okay. From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Nina Kim. Coming up on forum, California became the first state in the nation to require later school start times for middle and high school students.
1:31.3	The vast majority of teens don't get enough sleep, according to CDC surveys, at an important time in their mental and physical development.
1:38.3	So as of this month, high schools cannot start earlier than 8.30 and middle schools no earlier than 8.
1:46.6	Will it work? We get answers to your teen and adolescent sleep questions,
1:51.2	which could also help adults who aren't doing much better when it comes to getting enough sleep.
1:56.2	Join us. This is for them.
2:10.6	My friends with teenagers say their kids are not just grumpy when they try to wake them up early in the morning, but also so tired that they can barely move or talk.
2:22.3	It's not their fault, says Lisa Lewis.
2:24.3	Teens' natural circadian rhythms mean that they tend to go to sleep and wake up later than adults.
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