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A recent front-page article in the S.F. Chronicle<\/em> explained a crucial connection between inadequate sleep and depression among teens.\u00a0 Rather than merely being a hallmark of depression, as was previously thought, sleep deprivation may actually be one cause of the condition.<\/p>\n

I must have needed some comic relief after taking in the body of this sobering article, because by the time I got to the tips from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on \u201chow to raise a well-rested teen,\u201d I was laughing so hard, I thought I was reading the Onion<\/em>.\u00a0 Raise a teen?\u00a0 As if.\u00a0 (Heck, you can\u2019t even rear<\/em> one.\u00a0 But I pedantically digress\u2026)<\/p>\n

My sons are both in college now, but I couldn\u2019t help amusing myself by thinking about what would have happened had I intervened a few years ago in the ways the experts recommend.<\/p>\n

Set a bedtime that allows for nine hours of sleep.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 Boys, you have to wake up at seven.\u00a0 From now on, please turn your lights out at 9:45 so you can be asleep by ten.<\/p>\n

Evan:\u00a0 [doesn\u2019t dignify the topic with a response]<\/p>\n

Reuben:\u00a0 Mom, are you hallucinating again?<\/p>\n

Encourage consistency, even on the weekends.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 Boys!\u00a0 Time to get up!\u00a0 It\u2019s seven, and I\u2019m Encouraging Consistency!<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 Boys!\u00a0 Time to get up!\u00a0 It\u2019s eight, and I\u2019m trying to Encourage Consistency!<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 Boys!\u00a0 It\u2019s after noon!\u00a0 Never mind about that consistency thing!\u00a0 Could you please just cooperate, so I can retain a shred of dignity as a parent?<\/p>\n

Plan ahead:\u00a0 prepare for school the night before.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wait, now I\u2019m supposed to do my kids\u2019 homework?\u00a0 It\u2019s way too hard for me.<\/p>\n

Set a curfew on phone use, e-mails, texting, etc.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s that famous quote about an unenforceable law breeding contempt for all laws?<\/p>\n

Limit after-school activities.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 Reuben, I\u2019m sorry, but we\u2019re going to have to cut down on violin lessons during the week.<\/p>\n

Reuben:\u00a0 YESSS!\u00a0 [leaps for joy]<\/p>\n

Me:\u00a0 And Evan, you need to reduce your homework time.\u00a0 For your own health, sweetie, please taper down from insufficient to none at all.<\/p>\n

Evan:\u00a0 Great minds, Mom\u2014I\u2019ve been thinking the same thing.<\/p>\n

Limit weeknight chores.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ah, but how am I going to break the news?<\/p>\n

Look, I\u2019m all in favor of educating teens about depression, and about the choice they\u2019re making when they favor texting, iPods, Facebook, socializing and late-night cramming over REMs.\u00a0 But should we parents buy into the ridiculous idea that if we could only follow some helpful hints, we\u2019d be able to control our children?<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t be the only well-meaning mother who has literally lost sleep trying to figure out what to insist on, what to guide, and what to let be.<\/p>\n

Hmm\u2026 are sleep-deprived moms more susceptible to depression?\u00a0 Just wondering.<\/p>\n

Published in the Piedmont Post<\/em>, December 2, 2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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