During puberty, the body clock shifts by approximately two hours, delaying melatonin release and making early mornings biologically difficult, not a matter of effort … #TeenSleep #ParentingMyths #TeenagerHealth #SleepScience #Parenting #AdolescentHealth #SchoolStartTimes #momsky #Bluesky #Flipboard
mumblog.orgYour Teenager Is Not Lazy. Their Body Clock Has Shifted in a Way That Makes Early Mornings Genuinely Harmful.During puberty, the body clock shifts by approximately two hours, delaying melatonin release and making early mornings biologically difficult, not a matter of effort or attitude. The research on what chronic sleep deprivation does to teenagers is clear, and it should change how we talk to them in the morning.