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FYI: Strict bedtimes may fend off depression in kids

From the article:

For many of America’s tweens and teens, a good night’s sleep seems to be an impossible dream. Another study published this month in the Journal of Adolescent Health examined the sleep habits of more than 12,000 high school students and found that a mere 8 percent are getting at least the recommended nine hours of shut-eye.

The Columbia researchers found that bedtimes set by parents were almost as important as the total number of hours slept. Kids who were sent to bed at midnight or later were 24 percent more likely to be depressed and 20 percent more likely to have thoughts about suicide compared to teens whose lights had to be off by 10 p.m.

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