About the time Anne Safdi is ready to call it a day, her three teen-agers turn into night owls. They get their second wind. I see how much energy they have at night, and I don't understand it. Then, the morning after hits.
Parents everywhere know the drill.
Nothing short of a crowbar can pry sleep-deprived teens from their beds. Scientists are just beginning to understand how they are merely acting their age. As a result, school districts across the country are looking for ways to cope with sleepy teens and experts are urging teens to learn how to reset their biological clocks. Recent studies of teen-agers' sleep patterns show adolescents need 9 hours and 15 minutes of rest daily. That's more than the eight hours recommended for adults.