@BOOK{NAP11633, editor = "Dr. Helene A. Emsellem, M.D. and Carol Whiteley", title = "Snooze... or Lose!: 10 "No-War" Ways to Improve Your Teen's Sleep Habits", isbn = "978-0-309-13379-1", doi = "10.17226/11633", abstract = "Walk into any first-period high school classroom and it's\nobvious: teenagers are exhausted. Sleep deprivation is an\nepidemic as widespread as obesity\u2014and just as damaging.\nFortunately, science has answers and Dr. Helene Emsellem has\nsolutions that all parents can use.\nAffecting the lives of more than 41 million adolescents in the United\nStates alone, sleep deprivation is a chronic problem for kids today.\nWe know this intuitively as we watch teenagers frantically juggle a\nhectic social calendar with the overwhelming demands of school, work, and\nchores. School performance around the country is suffering\u2014but it's not just\ngrades that are at risk. Sleep deprivation has been found to affect nearly\nevery aspect of a teenager's life, from emotional stability and behavioral\nissues to physical well-being and the potential for drug and alcohol abuse.\nFor years, we've blamed many of these adolescent characteristics on the natural\nmaturing process or changing hormones. And while chemicals do surge\nthrough the body creating strong effects, sleep\u2014the right amount and the\nright kind\u2014has now been targeted for its prime importance in overall success\nand well-being.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11633/snooze-or-lose-10-no-war-ways-to-improve-your", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }