The average teenager is a sleep deprived student who typically struggles to keep up in school due to academic stress, social activities, and excessive amounts of homework. Staying up late and waking up in the dark to get ready for school is not giving growing teens the quality sleep they …show more content…
A couple of results related to risks of staying up late and waking early is being at a greater level of endangerment from automobile accidents, depression, and exhaustion. Teenagers also have a higher probability of racking up sleep deficit, known as sleep debt. Lack of sleep could lead to many of these possibilities. When teens are tired, they are not as alert and as awake as they should be. This usually makes them careless drivers and not as safe as they would be if they went to bed early enough and slept soundly. Without a good night’s sleep, they are much more likely to be in a car accident, or they could not perform as well at work. Teens with shortages of sleep are also more likely to be depressed and have a pessimistic view about the world. “According to a 2010 study published in the journal Sleep, they are more likely to be depressed and to entertain thoughts of suicide if a parent sets a late bedtime of midnight or beyond.” All of these risks are unnecessary, and they could be prevented by simply sleeping. Plus, teenagers could not only endanger themselves, but they could also injure someone