Do you feel like you’re always sleepy at school and find yourself lying in on a weekend? Do you feel that the schedule of your school day and your family life are out of sync with your body clock?
They sort of are. Your brain is in learning overdrive and needs sleep, at different times than adults and children do.
Lisa Artis, deputy CEO of The Sleep Charity (UK), explains the importance of extra sleep for teenagers and debunks the stereotype of teens being "lazy”.
Lisa explains the biological shift that takes place in your early teens, causing you to no longer feel tired at night, leading to potential sleep deprivation...
Listen to the podcast with Lisa Artis, the Deputy CEO of the Sleep Charity UK.
With special thanks to @thesleepcharity and @livcapocci.
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