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5 Simple Steps to Restful Sleep for Better Learning

With shorter days and longer nights, December is an ideal month to help encourage kids and teens (and parents, too) to get plenty of restful sleep. After all, adequate sleep not only refreshes the body, but also allows the brain to process the day’s events, strengthen memories and possibly gain new insights into learned activities. […]

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For Teens

For Peak Performance During the Day, Improve Your Sleep Habits

Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day. —Mathew Walker In a previous post, you learned why getting enough sleep is so important. In this post, you’ll learn how a regular sleep schedule helps. Scientists have yet to confirm the real reason we need […]

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For Good Grades, Turn to the Power of Sleep

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book. —Irish Proverb Sleep helps you learn. While you’re asleep, your brain is wide awake, processing the day’s events, strengthening memories and gaining new insights about learned activities. Scientists call this memory consolidation. You can call it a smarter way to learn.