Studies have shown that most teenagers don’t get enough sleep, with only 15% of teenagers spending the recommended 8½ - 9¼ hours in bed on a school night.
One of the biggest problems as to why teenagers tend not to get a good night’s sleep is due to their irregular sleep patterns. Quite often, teenagers stay awake until late and they usually sleep for most of the morning and sometimes well into the afternoon on weekends. This makes it difficult for your body to get used to a regular sleep pattern.
You may notice that your teenager has trouble getting up for school in the morning. It’s not a reluctance to go to school and it’s not because they are enjoying lying on their mattress, but it’s a natural problem.
As children get older, their sleep patterns get later and later and so by the time they are teenagers, they find it very difficult to get in to bed before 11:00pm. If they then set their alarm clock for 7:00am the next morning, then they are having 30 minutes less sleep than the recommended minimum.
A lack of sleep can lead to a number of problems for teenagers. Their ability to learn and concentrate at school or college is severely hampered and it also has a negative effect on a teenager’s ability to remember important information.
Sleep deprivation can also lead an adolescent more prone to spots and zits as well as other skin problems and there is also a link between tiredness and aggression in young people.
With teenagers having such difficulty getting a good night’s sleep, it is important to make the bedroom as comfortable as possible. Is your teenager sleeping in the right bed? Are sleeping on a comfortable mattress? Bedstar have a range of cheap beds, mattresses bedroom furniture, all ready to purchase online to make sure that you give yourself the best possible chance of waking up fresh every morning.
Hi. I am wanting to buy a bed for my 14 year old son who is 5′ 8′ already. It can’t be too big due to his room size. Any sugestions what the best bed would be.
Thanks
Size wise i would recommend either a 3ft Single of a 4ft Sml Double both of
these sizes offer a length of 6ft 3′ (190cm) so as your son is still growing
these two sizes should accomodate him well. Depending on the width of your room
will determine the width of your bed if your room can take a 4ft (120cm) width
and your son would like more space to sleep in then this is certainly a recommended
size.
Please have a look at this range of small
double wooden bedsteads - they are the latest designs and will be very stylish
for a teenage boy.