Why more sleep could help kids do better in school and life

Early school start times make kids feel jetlagged every day, says behavioral and social scientist Wendy Troxel. She shares her humble opinion on why it's time to change kids' morning routines.

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JUDY WOODRUFF: For all the parents of teenagers who have wondered about their sons and daughtersbeing cranky and moody, there may be a partial remedy afoot.Social scientist Wendy Troxel believes at least some of the explanation has to do withhow early many teens have to get up in the morning to go to school.Here's her Humble Opinion on why it's time to consider a change.WENDY TROXEL, Social Scientist, RAND Corporation: Like many parents, each weekday morning, Ihave the unpleasant task of dragging my sleeping teenager out of bed at 6:00 a.m.For me, this daily battle is a particularly tough pill to swallow, because I'm a sleepresearcher, so I know too much about the consequences of sleep loss to be doing this to my own son.My kid isn't the ...