037: How to Help Your Teen Sleep Better

Ready for some big revelations when it comes to teens and their sleep? In this episode Sleep Expert Alanna McGinn breaks down the top six factors affecting teen sleep and what you can do about it. First of all, we want to start by saying that parents should approach teen sleep just as you may have approached sleep when your kid was a baby or a toddler. Even as a teen, there are biological factors at play influencing sleep, and yes, your teen may need help learning how to self soothe before bed and even how to build good sleep habits. One of the biggest barriers to helping teens get the sleep they need is often their parents! We know it can be frustrating to try and drag your teen out of bed for school, but we really believe that when you take the time to learn more about teens and sleep, both you and the teenagers living in your house will be that much happier. Keep the Conversation Going: Join the conversations and submit your own sleep questions to Alanna on Instagram and Twitter: @GNSleepSite. She may answer them during a future This Girl Loves Sleep segment! Website: https://goodnightsleepsite.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gnsleepsite Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GoodNightSleepSite/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoodNightSleepSite/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GNSleepSite Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/gnsleepsite/ This Girl Loves Sleep's theme music is "Until the End" by Ryan Andersen from the album "Happy Life - Americana Volume One," from the Free Music Archive at http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/Happy_Life_-_Americana_Volume_One/Until_The_End