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Re:Let Teenagers Sleep In by YokoZar on Sunday September 23, 2018 @06:07AM (#18050343)
> Wouldn't the average teenager just stay up even longer? It's not like they are hardcoded to wake up at a certain clock time.

They literally are. And that time is later than adults. That's what circadean rhythms are.

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Re:Let Teenagers Sleep In by anticensor on Sunday September 23, 2018 @06:55AM (#18050464)
If this difference exceeds two hours, they have a problem.
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Re:Let Teenagers Sleep In by YokoZar on Sunday September 23, 2018 @07:46AM (#18050632)
That difference may be delayed sleep phase syndrome, which affects about 1 in 7 teens. You can mitigate it around the edges with sleep hygiene, but even doing everything correctly they're still going to behind adults with earlier chronotypes.
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