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Remind your teens that sleep is important!

Did you know that the average teen needs 9 hours and 15 minutes of sleep a night? Every night? Now that school is back in full force, this is a good time to remind them of this. When they push back and say "How Can I Get That Much?", or "Nah, Doesn't Matter - What Happens if I Don't?" you can show them this:

http://drlauraoffutt.blogspot.com/2013/02/yawn-total-tiredation-need-sleepage-now.html

For more teen health disucssion, check out Real Talk with Dr. Offutt

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