An intimate glimpse inside a silent epidemic that is harming teens
and how parents can help them reclaim the restorative power of
sleep.
If you could protect your teen from unnecessary anxiety, depression, and
chronic stress, and foster a greater sense of happiness and well-being
in their life, wouldn't you? In Generation Sleepless, the authors of
the classic guide to helping babies and young children develop healthy
sleep habits The Happy Sleeper uncover one of the greatest threats to
our teenagers' physical and mental health: sleep deprivation. Caught in
a perfect storm of omnipresent screens, academic overload, night owl
biology and early school start times, Generation Sleepless illustrates
how our teens are operating in a constant state of sleep debt and
"social jet lag" while struggling to meet the demands of adolescence.
In this essential book, Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT draw
on the latest scientific research to reveal that, at a critical phase of
development, many teens need more sleep than their younger siblings, but
they're getting drastically less. Generation Sleepless helps
readers:
- foster a teen's self-motivation for sleeping well
- alter family practices around phones, social media, and screen
time
- draw on an understanding of teens' night owl tendencies to create
smart sleep habits
- lay out steps for sleep-friendly schools and promoting systemic
changes that help teens get the rest they need
This first-of-its-kind book is packed with clear and instantly usable
advice for parents as well as an eye-opening call to action for
teachers, principals, colleges, coaches, and policy makers.
