High School

8 Ways Parents Can Help Teens Get Better Sleep

in High School, Mental Health, Parent-Child Advice

Studies show that the average teenager requires 9 to 9.5 hours of sleep per night, but she typically only gets 7. It’s becoming more and more common for the normal life of the average American high schooler to interfere with sleep. In a recent poll of 2,000 parents, 1 in 6 said their teen experiences frequent sleep problems, here defined as “having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep 3 or more nights per week.” More…

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Get High School Students Hooked on Podcasts with These Shows

in High School

Podcasts have been growing in popularity over the past few years, and it’s more commonplace than not for adults to have a few favorites. It’s basically radio that is personalized to a topic in which you are especially interested–what’s not to like? Teens can also join in the trend! See our list below for some great podcasts for high school students.  1. Revisionist History. Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and The Tipping Point, looks back through the…

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