Parents Lose Sleep Too When Students Begin School, Says Atlanta Sleep Medic...( With school ...),Health

With school starting soon, parents and children should begin transitioning to an earlier sleep schedule to avoid losing sleep with an earlier wake time. Successfully transitioning sleeping patterns will help students be mentally alert and ready to learn by the first day of school.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) August 3, 2009 -- The lazy days of summer are about to end for many around the metro Atlanta area and the rest of the country. Children, teens, and even parents who have been free to sleep in until 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning will soon need to wake up before the clock strikes 7:00 a.m. Now is the time for parents to begin transitioning their children to an earlier bedtime. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that parents and kids put "healthy sleep on the list of back-to-school necessities" and recommends gradually adjusting sleep schedules at least one week prior to the first day of school.

Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D., the Vice Chairman of the National Sleep Foundation and Director at the Atlanta Sleep Medicine Clinic says that it is important for parents to recognize the change that back to school has on their own sleep as well. "Back to school is a tumultuous time for parents too. Many parents who were able to sleep later have to get up an hour or two earlier when the school year starts again. Parents of grade school and middle school kids are hit the worst because they have to make lunches and get their kids up and dressed as well. Nobody normally talks about the eff
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