In the countdown to final exams, an August survey of 1,000 young people found that year 12 students in Australia are struggling to get a good night's sleep because of exam stress. Of the 500 16 to 25-year-olds who said ...
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The phone on my Principal’s desk rang and I didn’t even get the opportunity to say “Hello”. “Get down here now!” shrieked my panicked Year 5 teacher, an educator usually calm and highly competent. In the background I could hear ...
More »Research shows teens sleeping in is best for mood, academic achievement
The teen tendency to sleep in may be to their benefit, according to experts currently researching the impact of changes in sleep, body clock and light on teenage brains. Monash University sleep scientists are conducting the research to uncover how ...
More »The daily, three-step formula for high performance children
Want a cognitively optimal child? Canadian researchers have found a winning formula: one hour of exercise + minimal recreational screen time + plenty of sleep. While the finding may be intuitive, their study of 4.500 American nine and 10-year-olds provides evidence for it. Using ...
More »Students jet lagged for school start
Start adjusting your child’s sleep schedule now to avoid them feeling jet lagged for the first few weeks of school, sleep experts say. Professor Dorothy Bruck, sleep psychologist, from Victoria University said, “Getting students back into early morning starts for ...
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