{"id":7275,"date":"2018-02-22T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T13:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2018-02-14T14:19:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:19:09","slug":"sleep-in-middle-and-high-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/health-maintenance\/sleep-in-middle-and-high-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep in Middle and High School Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"SleepyChildren and adolescents who do not get enough sleep have a higher risk for many health and behavior problems. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Learn how much sleep students need and how many are not getting it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Importance of Sleep<\/h3>\n

Children and adolescents who do not get enough sleep have a higher risk of obesity, diabetes, injuries, poor mental health, and problems with attention and behavior.1-4<\/sup><\/p>\n

How much sleep someone needs depends on their age. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has recommended that children aged 6\u201312 years should regularly sleep 9\u201312 hours per 24 hours and teenagers aged 13\u201318 years should sleep 8\u201310 hours per 24 hours.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

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\"AlertStudents who get enough sleep may have fewer attention and behavior problems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Are Students Getting Enough Sleep?<\/h3>\n

CDC analyzed data from the 2015 national and state Youth Risk Behavior Surveys.5\u00a0<\/sup>Students were asked how much sleep they usually got on school nights. Students who were 6 to 12 years old and who reported sleeping less than 9 hours were considered to not get enough sleep. Teenagers aged 13 to 18 years who reported sleeping less than 8 hours also were considered to not get enough sleep.<\/p>\n

Middle school students (grades 6-8)<\/strong><\/p>\n