Snooze... or Lose!: 10 "no-War" Ways to Improve Your Teen's Sleep Habits

by Carol Whiteley and Helene A. Emsellem

Book Overview

Walk into any first-period high school classroom and it's obvious: teenagers are exhausted. Sleep deprivation is an epidemic as widespread as obesity--and just as damaging. Fortunately, science has answers and Dr. Helene Emsellem has solutions that all parents can use. Affecting the lives of more than 41 million adolescents in the United States alone, sleep deprivation is a chronic problem for kids today. We know this intuitively as we watch teenagers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309101891
• ISBN13: 9780309101899
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Highly recomended

I am a retired school teacher with 33 years experience with other people's teenage kids plus my own. This book is a must read for everyone with teenage children. It was a quick and easy read. Other things that I liked were the examples that all parents can relate to, also some suggested ways to help fix your adult sleep problems.

Insight and Assistance

Dr. Emsellem brings insight and assistance to both parents and educators in offering 10 effective strategies for improving the function of sleep. It is written in a chatty, enjoyable, easy to read style, and worth reading even if you don't have, or work with teens. As an educator, I was impressed with the role of sleep in the acquisition of learning, and why pulling "all-nighters" just doesn't work well in the process of remembering important information. I was particularly interested in the serious problems that can accompany lack of sleep especially in relationship to obesity, ADD and depression. I liked that she brought in research-based practices to validate what she was saying, and supplied valuable resources. All in all, it was the most informative book I've read on the subject of sleep lately. Dr. F. Joyce Gerber