High School students revolve their schedules around sleep. From hitting the snooze button at least three times to taking up to five naps a day, sleep is what gets students through the day. AP Psychology teacher Doug Davis talks about just how important sleep can be to teenagers.

  “Students need about seven to nine hours of sleep. Because the fact that their brain is still developing up to age 25, it is a vital process for their physical and mental growth,” Davis said.

  People today have made the act of sleeping an art, a hobby, or someone’s favorite part of the day. Davis explains what the true use of sleep is.

  “There are two stages of sleep. NREM and REM. Stages one through four of sleep are NREM and stage five is REM. The purpose of NREM is to restore your body while the purpose of REM is to restore your brain,” Davis said.

  When students find themselves tossing and turning in bed and can’t just find the right position to get comfy, they should follow these tips proven by psychology research.

  “Keep your cell phone away from your bed, preferably not even in the same room. Your brain is tied to your phone so keeping it in another location will help you sleep. You should also only use your bed for sleep. Don’t watch TV, do homework, or read in your bed. Your brain will get confused if you are wanting to start the sleep process since stage one is the prep stage,” Davis said.