Teenagers Vs Toddlers

Although there are multiple developmental stages in one’s life, the time span at the age of two, is one of the most influential times of growth and development for both child and parent. This stage of life is considered to be in the category of a toddler. The toddler years consists of ages one through three, but this paper is most concisely focused on a child at the age of two. Because of a child’s growing desire to be independent, this stage is often called the "terrible twos." Even though this time span of growth sounds as if it is the worst, it can also be the most exciting for both a parent and a toddler. This developmental stage consist of four major aspects in an individual’s lifespan. Throughout life, a person will endure physical, cognitive, personality and social developmental

As a person gets older, the amount of sleep needed each night gets less. Teenagers are an exception to that rule. The years from 15 to 18 packs on a whole new level of stress. Exams, homework, after school clubs, jobs, college, relationships, it’s all running through our heads at every second of every day. With a jammed packed schedule, hormones running wild, and teachers loading up the work, we could use some slack. If that could come in the form of a better night’s sleep, we’d be eternally grateful.

Sleep is a very important part of our life. The right amount of sleep is important in how productive our day turns out to be. Early school hours are causing children to not get enough sleep and making the children vulnerable to depression, anxiety, weight gain, lack of focus, and being late to school. Adolescents need between 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night. However, they are not able to get that because by the time they fall asleep at night it is past 11pm, and then they have to get up for school around 6am. The solution is to start school at a later time. Good sleep would mean that students will be more focused and productive in school.

If students come to school with their brain’s not fully functioning yet because of the lack of sleep they had gotten, it would be extremely difficult to do any work. This can lead to low test scores and an impact on their grades and scores. In Source A, Nancy Shute states, “We truly believe that our teenagers are getting six to seven hours of sleep a night, and they need eight to 10.” (page 1). Many teens aren’t getting the full sleep that they need. Instead they are losing three to four hours of sleep. This amount of lack of sleep can cause student’s to be tired while they are at school. Although there have been many reports insisting that teens should be getting eight to ten hours of sleep, only 15 percent of high schools have embraced the change and made their school start at 8:30 or later. Even worse the percentage of high schools that are starting before 8 a.m. is 40 percent. Some may argue their point that middle and high schoolers can sleep at an earlier time to gain the sleep they lose, but pediatricians say that as children become teenagers their sleep-wake cycle changes. According to Source A, Nancy Shute states, “As children become teenagers, their sleep-wake cycle shifts two hours late, so it’s

The biological sleep clock of an adolescent tends to be set for later hours than that of a fully grown adult. Which schools seems to ignore due to the fact that it has always been the norm to start school early. A student may focus on school and sacrifice sleep and that causes an number of illnesses (i.e Depression, Narcolepsy, Insomnia, etc…) which would gradually affect the student’s well being and diminishes their ability to do their best in school. Sleep is a necessity and is needed to fully function. One reason that school should start later is that Teenagers have a biological sleeping pattern that shifts more toward later times; therefore, an average teenager needs about 8-10 hours of sleep.

Gail Gross, talks about the why teens need their sleep, “[w]hen teens do not get enough sleep, the problems can be very serious and affect almost every aspect of their lives. They lose the ability to focus and stay on task, they experience fatigue, mental lapses, and symptoms of ADHD, including hyperactivity and attention deficit. When your teen is stressed through the loss of sleep, theamygdala enlarges, making him or her more emotional in decision-making, while the hippocampus narrows where learning and memory live. As a result, not sleeping long enough can affect not only decision-making ability, but also creativity.” Teen lose so much focus when they don’t have their sleep. We want to blame it on the teen themself, but it is also the school system’s fault. Teenages have to get up so early just to make it to school on time. During the first couple of period, they are exhausted. Teen can’t concentrate. They don’t remember things. Just starting school later would fix this problem right

Teenagers need between 8 ½ and 9 ½ hours of sleep each night. With all of the homework they get every day and how early they have to get up in the morning it’s hard for teenagers to get the recommended amount of sleep each night. Teenagers don’t get enough sleep because school starts too early.

And because of the developmental phase they are going through, teenagers need 9-10 hours of sleep to be at their best. However, daily life is scheduled around adults, who need 7-8 hours of sleep to be at their best. Now since adult bodies release melatonin earlier, it is much easier for them to get the required amount of sleep than it is for teenagers, and this difference is where the main cause of sleep deprivation in teenagers lies. As a result, teenagers are sleeping less and are not getting the most out of school, whilst simultaneously damaging their

Teens don't get the proper amount of sleep for their daily activities and their growing bodies. According to the national sleep foundation, teens need eight and a half to nine and half hours of sleep each night. Myself and others rarely ever get even seven hours of sleep. According to the C.D.C survey in 2015 showed that 73% of United States high school students get fewer than eight hours of sleep. Also a reported 43% of students get six or Fewer hours of sleep. I'm sure you have seen kids in your classes fall asleep because they had not got enough sleep the night before. According to Startschoollater.net, waking up early is considered the biggest culprit of teen sleep loss in the U.S. Evidence linking early school hours to teen sleep loss and related health performance problems is why the C.D.C, A.P.A and others are

The recommended amount of sleep for teens is about 8.5 to 9.5 hours (Richmond). Melatonin, the body's sleep hormone, occurs later at night during puberty. This makes it more difficult for teens to fall asleep before 11 p.m and wake up before 8 a.m. Sleep over the weekend does not make up for lost sleep. (Cahill) This can strongly affect a person’s health. In more than 40 states at least 75% of public schools start earlier than 8 a.m. A teenager needs sleep to be able to grow. Lack of sleep can result in

Teens need their sleep because if they don't get the sleep that they need, when they learn they are only getting ¾ of the information that they are learning in school. “Many parents have asked schools to start later, arguing that their teens have trouble waking up early enough to get to school by 7:30 a.m.”, says Liz Szabo, USA TODAY. Parents are concerned about their children's education and also about their future because a lot of teens are not getting their sleep. Concerned parents would want their children to get their sleep to be well rested for school and their

Passing through different stages, young children 's development maybe affected by TRANSITIONS and significant events.There are some events for which adults can prepare them.You need to consider the following transitions:

It is relatively common knowledge for anyone that has been around toddlers or teenagers that they can be quite moody. Toddlers will throw tantrums when they are unhappy or do not get the toy they want. Teenagers will pout, whine, or complain when they are not allowed to do what they want. Their emotions are all

On the outside teens and toddlers seem to be very different, but they turn out to actually have a lot in common. The differences can easily be seen but for their similarities you have to take a closer look. And by closer look, I mean as in their similar behavior traits, or how they very much still depend on their parents, and how their brains are both still constantly developing. The purpose is to evaluate the significant similarities in the two most developmental stages of a person's life. Teens and toddlers are similar in several ways.

There are many pros and cons to being a teenager and a toddler but, I believe that being a teenager is better because you have more privileges and freedom. There are many ways to compare and contrast these two stages including hygiene, intelligence, and behavior. Even though it might seem the toddlers get all the attention, being a teen has its advantages. Toddlers also have their pros because they don’t have all the responsibilities. Going through all these stages is just a part of life, but which one do you prefer?