Get Some Sleep! By Vickie An
Are you tired during the day? Do you have trouble focusing? Do you feel like a grouch? If so, you might not be getting enough sleep.
On weekday mornings, Jeilun Liao, 8, wakes up around 7:40 a.m. He brushes his teeth and gets dressed. Then he heads to class at P.S. 124 Yung Wing School, in New York City.
Jeilun gets between eight and 10 hours of sleep a night. On most nights, he has a hard time falling asleep. Waking up in the morning isn't easy for this fourth grader. "I don't want to get out of bed," Jeilun says. "I'm so tired."
Jeilun is not alone. Kids across the U.S. aren't getting enough sleep. Experts say children ages 5 to 12 should get 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night. But according to the National Sleep Foundation, kids are only sleeping an average of nine and a half hours a night. An extra 30 minutes of slumber may not seem like a lot. But it can make a big difference for kids and their learning..
Summary
8 year old Jeilun Liao wakes up at 7.00am most mornings before heading to work in New York City.
Most nights he only gets 8 hours sleep because he finds it difficult to get to sleep after watching TV. He never wants to get up in the mornings.
Children aren’t getting enough sleep. All children need 11 hours of sleep every second night so they are ready for learning.
My Summary
8 year old Jeilun Laio finds it hard to sleep.He wakes up at 7.40am before heading to school in New York City.Jeilun only has eight to ten hours of sleep every night but kids should have 11 hours of sleep.He finds it hard to sleep and wake up.
By Zoe Croton
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