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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
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English
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Parenting: advice & issues

THE SLEEP-DEPRIVED TEEN

Lisa L. Lewis

Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive

In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, parenting journalist Lisa L. Lewis provides parents with the roadmap for more (and better) sleep for their teens - and perhaps even for themselves.

Pick up this actionable guide for parents of exhausted teens.
Teenagers are tired, strapped for time, and often asked to wake up far earlier than they should due to school start times. In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, Lisa L. Lewis, who helped spark the first law in the nation requiring healthy school start times for adolescents, has written a reader-friendly book for parents who want to help their fatigued teens and tweens sleep well.

Learn the science of why teenage sleep matters and how sleep changes during the teen years.
Poor sleep affects mental health, athletic performance, and academic success. It contributes to adolescent depression, anxiety, and even drowsy driving. On the flip side, when teens are well-rested, they're happier, healthier, and more emotionally resilient.

In The Sleep-Deprived Teen, you'll find:
- The science of why sleep matters and how it changes during the teen years
- A synthesis of the research, including tips and strategies to promote healthy sleep habits and help teens avoid poor sleep patterns
- An essential primer on technology, and a look at how gender, sexual identity, socioeconomic status, and race and ethnicity can affect teenage sleep

If you've read books like Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety, Generation Sleepless, Life Time, or Inconvenient Sleep, then The Sleep-Deprived Teen is for you.

Lisa L. Lewis, MS, is a freelance journalist who covers the intersection of parenting, public health, and education. She played a key role in California's new healthy school start times law, the first of its kind in the nation. Lewis is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post and has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, and Your Teen, among others. She's a parent to two teens, who inspire much of what she writes about - everything from concussions and heat stroke to school lockdowns to teenage sleep.

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Book Published 2022-06-07 by Mango

Comments

The Sleep-Deprived Teen is a must-read for anyone caring for tweens and teens. It explains in a clear and accessible way how kids' sleep patterns change during puberty and why good-quality sleep is so critical to the physical and emotional well-being of our adolescents.

Lisa Lewis, a California-based journalist and public health expert, warns that a majority of teenagers in America are not getting the recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep every night - but believes the issue can be fixed.

Journalist Lewis sounds the alarm that teens aren't getting enough sleep in this impassioned survey... she offers detailed and practical guidance, including tips for building community involvement, and responses to common objections by school districts... This convincing plea is well worth a look for parents and educators alike.

In her compelling and deeply researched book, Lisa L. Lewis shows why sleep matters to the physical, emotional, and social well-being of teenagers. She deftly reviews the science, then provides practical advice for putting those scientific insights into action. For parents and educators everywhere, this book is an urgent and timely read.

In The Sleep Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive, the journalist Lisa L. Lewis discusses the science behind this phenomenon - why adolescents actually need almost as much sleep as they did when they were younger, and why the fact that about 70 percent of them in this country don't get enough puts them at risk for everything from poor performance in schools to suicide. Even a small increase in sleep time can reap benefits. Lewis lobbied for, and actually won, a later high school start time in California; a chunk of the book is devoted to showing you how to be a sleep activist in your own community.

The Sleep-Deprived Teen provides a conversationally paced review of the scientific background behind teen sleep challenges and outlines a roadmap for healthier and better-slept teens through community and school advocacy. Investing in today's teens, who are tomorrow's leaders, truly does start with a good night's sleep!

In this timely book, Lisa L. Lewis underscores why sleep is so vital for adolescent well-being and resilience and offers detailed, actionable tools for bringing about change. Grounded in science and filled with insights and inspiration, The Sleep-Deprived Teen is a call to action for parents everywhere to help their teens thrive.

Filled with outstanding research and reporting, The Sleep-Deprived Teen should convince every parent and educator of teens to make healthy sleep a priority. Lisa L. Lewis covers the latest research on sleep-deprivation and compels readers to consider practical changes around school start times, sports practices, media use, caffeine, driving habits and more, all with a goal of improving teen health and engagement with learning. Read it with your teen today!

Lisa L. Lewis's book should serve as a wake-up call to parents, lawmakers, school administrators, coaches, and teens everywhere. It's nearly impossible to convince adolescents they need more sleep, but this book is full of persuasive facts even the most exhausted teen might heed. Don't let your aspiring NBA players miss the chapter on sleep as a competitive advantage! The Sleep-Deprived Teen is a bright and easy read with profound implications for the health and development of teens.

For more on the benefits and specific sleep routine recommendations geared toward teens, I highly recommend Lewis' book!