This should mean they're less likely to lie awake worrying during the night. Encourage your teen to not sleep in for hours at weekends. Late nights and long lie-ins can disrupt your body clock and make it harder to sleep come Monday. Try these 10 tips to beat insomnia. Page last reviewed: 27 November Next review due: 27 November Sleep tips for teenagers - Sleep and tiredness Secondary navigation Tiredness and fatigue The energy diet Why lack of sleep is bad for your health 10 medical reasons for feeling tired Self-help tips to fight tiredness 5 ways to wipe out winter tiredness.
How to get to sleep 10 tips to beat insomnia How to stop snoring. Healthy sleep tips for children How much sleep do children need? Some parents, understandably, have a very hard time with this one. They may feel that anything their kids do is their business.
But to help your teen become a young adult, you'll need to grant some privacy. If you notice warning signs of trouble, then you can invade your child's privacy until you get to the heart of the problem. But otherwise, it's a good idea to back off. In other words, your teenager's room, texts, e-mails, and phone calls should be private. You also shouldn't expect your teen to share all thoughts or activities with you at all times.
Of course, for safety reasons, you should always know where teens are going, when they'll be returning, what they're doing, and with whom, but you don't need to know every detail.
And you definitely shouldn't expect to be invited along! Start with trust. Tell your teen that you trust him or her, but if the trust gets broken, he or she will enjoy fewer freedoms until it's rebuilt. TV shows, magazines and books, the Internet — kids have access to tons of information. Be aware of what yours watch and read. Don't be afraid to set limits on the amount of time spent in front of the computer or the TV.
Know what they're learning from the media and who they may be communicating with online. Teens shouldn't have unlimited access to TV or the Internet in private — these should be public activities. Access to technology also should be limited after certain hours for example, 10 p.
It's not unreasonable to have cellphones and computers off limits after a certain time. Bedtime for a teenager should be age appropriate, just as it was when your child was a baby.
Teens still need about hours of sleep. Encourage your teen to stick to a sleep schedule that will meet those needs. Reward your teen for being trustworthy. Has he or she kept to a 10 p. Move it to p. And does a teen always have to go along on family outings?
Encourage a reasonable amount of family time together, but be flexible. Don't be insulted when your growing child doesn't always want to be with you. Think back: You probably felt the same way about your mom and dad.
As kids progress through the teen years, you'll notice a slowing of the highs and lows of adolescence. And, eventually, they'll become independent, responsible, communicative young adults. So remember the motto of many parents with teens: We're going through this together, and we'll come out of it — together!
Reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. Understanding the Teen Years So when does adolescence start? Butting Heads One of the common stereotypes of adolescence is the rebellious, wild teen continually at odds with mom and dad. Here are some tips: Educate Yourself Read books about teenagers. Talk to Kids Early and Often Starting to talk about menstruation or wet dreams after they've already begun is starting too late.
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Updated Nov. Minus Related Pages. Vaccines Authorized For. Authorized For. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 years has the same active ingredients as the vaccine given to adults and adolescents.
Smaller needles, designed specifically for children, are also used for children ages 5 through 11 years. Unlike many medications, COVID vaccine dosage does not vary by patient weight but by age on the day of vaccination.
Your child will need a second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine three weeks after their first shot.
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