Tag: adolescence

Having a regular, age-appropriate bedtime and getting sufficient sleep from early childhood may be important for healthy body weight in adolescence, according to researchers at Penn State. In a national study of urban households, the researchers identified groups of children by bedtime and sleep routines and tested longitudinal associations for each group with adolescent body mass index (BMI). Their data suggest that childhood bedtime and sleep routine groups predict adolescent sleep patterns and BMI. One-third of children consistently adhered to age-appropriate bedtimes for ages 5 through 9. Those who...