http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/ Engadget Comments for Gadgets blamed for teens' lack of sleep http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Must...sleep...but..have to get...lastes....gadget news....have to...stay awake..
:-D]]>Aug 28th 2007 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
Apparently throughout adolescence, your circadian rhythms shift, so that you can't really fall asleep until after 1am, and need to sleep for 9-10 hours, instead of the normal 8. But when you're in high school, your day starts at 6 or 7, so most teenagers are only getting 5 hours of sleep on a weeknight anyway, regardless of their technology.]]>Aug 28th 2007 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
It's either TV (I used to be a news monger) or spending time on the computer, for me. Hot lovin' doesn't last long enough for it to matter.]]>Aug 28th 2007 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
I think kids stay up late with their games and gadgets because they can't sleep, not the other way around.]]>Aug 28th 2007 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
Young kids (until about 10 years old) can get up at 6am no problem, in fact it's easier for them. Yet they start class at 9 or 10. Teenagers, who would wake up naturally at 8 or 9, instead have to wake up at 6 or 7.

So why not flip it? Why not make the grade school kids start early? I actually asked this question in high school, and the only answer I got was: sports. If the high school day started at 10 and ended at 5, practices and games couldn't start until 5:30 or 6, and wouldn't end until 8 or 9. Apparently that's a giant hassle for everyone involved, so instead high schoolers get screwed with a schedule that is beyond counterproductive. GO TEAM!]]>Aug 28th 2007 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
So- ditch the homework & maybe kids will have more time to sleep after reading up on Engadget news of the day.]]>Aug 28th 2007 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/I used to stay up late watching The A-Team, Knight Rider, and many other shows when I was a kid. Now Today I just use my dvr to record CSI. I got to get up early in the morning.

Come on, tell me something I don't know. I hate ridiculous "studies" like this. I wonder how much money they got from the government to waste on this.]]>Aug 28th 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
Don't they have myspace to keep that from happening?]]>Aug 28th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
Last night, when I was trying to go to sleep, my cell phone flew off the table and broke itself against the side of my head. Then my computer used its various peripherals to ensnare me while trying to put its input where it didn't belong.

If it wasn’t for my faithful friend the toaster, well… I don’t know what might've happened to me.

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Ron
http://www.flektor-blog.com]]>Aug 28th 2007 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
When im at school though I goto bed about half one and wake up at 7am, so that's 5 and half hours sleep? Oh god. This thing is right!]]>Aug 28th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
point is, its our endless desire to socialize that screws up sleep. this whole internet thing is kinda crazy]]>Aug 28th 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 29th 2007 5:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Aug 28th 2007 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/
As a preface, it should be known that teens need more sleep than adults.

Compound that problem with the fact that most schools start early and require teens to wake up early.

Compound the problem with the fact that many teens have 'Delayed Sleep Phase' causing them to go to sleep later than 'normal adults'. They may also have other sleep disorders...

Info on sleep disorders and teen at:
http://www.sleepassociation.org/index.php?p=childrensleep
American Sleep Association

And FINALLY, compound that with the internet, gadgets, as referred to in this article, and cell phones, text msg etc...

When I was a teenager, we didn't have cell phones and text messaging. When I would try to sneak a call to my girlfriend everybody in the house would know it...because it was the one phone in the house.....]]>Sep 2nd 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/gadgets-blamed-for-teens-lack-of-sleep/Oct 23rd 2007 4:05PM