The average teen requires something like nine hours of sleep a night. Unsurprisingly, most of them don’t get it. While we may have ideas about curfews, few of us are willing to even try to enforce a bedtime at that age, and rightfully so.

Sleep Problem Alert for the Parents of Teenagers, s, and the College-aged. from your own parents — everywhere: The , teen, and early college years are very difficult for parents, ren, and adults alike.

If you have to force your teen to hit the sack at a decent hour or practically need a cattle prod to get him or her out of bed in the morning, you’re hardly alone. The truth is, nearly 80 percent of cents don’t get the recommended amount of sleep on a regular basis. Besides leaving your

Continued. While delayed sleep phase syndrome is found in those with depression, many teens are at risk, too, if they can’t fall asleep at night and have trouble waking up at 6 a.m. for college.

Between college, peer pressure, sports, friends, and hormones, teens have a lot on their plates.On top of all that, research shows that many of them are constantly sleep deprived, which is bad news

If your teen does use a phone or tablet near bedtime, tell him or her to turn down the brightness and hold the device away from the face to reduce the risk of sleep disruption. In the morning, expose your teen to …

A Fitbit or smartphone app, like Sleep Cycle, can be helpful in gauging how much deep and light sleep your teen is getting, or how long he or she is lying awake. One of the best indicators of bad sleep habits is the afternoon nap. The generation that hates sleeping at night, teens and adults, loves napping. That’s no surprise, given

Sleep disorders happen in every age group — to infants, teens, and the elderly.Not sleeping well can make you feel exhausted when you need to be alert. Have you ever fallen asleep in class and the more you tried to stay awake, the sleepier you felt?

Doctors often encourage teens who have sleep problems to make lifestyle changes — like turning off the cellphone or computer before bed, cutting down on caffeine, or avoiding violent video games or movies at night — to promote good sleeping habits.

Teens aren’t likely to change their sleep habits unless they recognize that more sleep will make them feel better and improve their performance in college. And both teens and parents have to …