Mary Carskadon Quotes

When children are little, their sleep pressure rises faster so they fall asleep early, but when it's slower, like it is for teenagers, it's harder to get to sleep. - Mary Carskadon

They're sitting in the classroom, but their heads are home on their pillows. - Mary Carskadon

The 'why' questions are the hardest ones to answer in science. - Mary Carskadon

Teen-agers don't need less sleep the older they get. They still need as much sleep as they did when they were pre-teens... We, as a society, are asking them to sleep at the wrong time. - Mary Carskadon

Kids are too sleepy to learn well. They're too sleepy to be happy. And they're at great risk for such things as traffic accidents. - Mary Carskadon

It's a double whammy. They're not getting enough sleep to recharge their brains, and we're asking their brains to be on duty at the wrong time. - Mary Carskadon

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