Youth's need for sleep

Youth need to get an adequate amount of sleep. There are dire consequences if this doesn't happen.

• Middle Schoolers will usually crash (perhaps face down in their spaghetti) when they reach their limit.
  
• Middle schoolers that do not get enough sleep become susceptible to illness and may go home sick. Parents generally are not happy about this.
  
• High School youth, however, are generally tougher and less likely to give in to exhaustion but keep pushing themselves until their body finally protests – See the post on “exhaustion flu” under “Health and Safety.”