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Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological, Social, and Psychological Influences

Adolescents are among the most sleep deprived populations in our society. This book explores the genesis and development of sleep patterns at this phase of the life span. It examines biological and cultural factors that influence sleep patterns, presents risks associated with lack of sleep, and reveals the effects of environmental factors such as work and school schedules on sleep. This study will appeal to psychologists and sociologists of adolescence who have not yet considered the important role of sleep in the lives of our youth.

This color/pattern combo came straight from sweet baby girl's room. I love personalizing photos to the individual client's taste. Somtimes they turn out to be my favorite images.

Baby's mama brought along these patterned blankets she had made. I love color and pattern and like to always do one birght and fun setup for each newborn session.

The revolutionary new Sleeptracker monitors your body and continuously looks for your best possible waking times. Sleeptracker wakes you up at just the right moment - during a window of time that YOU set. Imagine not feeling tired in the morning and getting a few extra minutes out of your day. Now it's possible with Sleeptracker. Worn like an everyday watch, Sleeptracker is ideal for anyone who wants to wake up alert and ready to start the day, such as frequent travelers across time zones, business people looking for an extra edge, students with fluctuating schedules, or busy moms who need to wake up easily.

Have you noticed how difficult it is to wake up to the alarm clock some mornings, even if you've had a full night's sleep? The reason has to do with your sleep patterns. When you're alarm goes off while you're in the middle of a deep sleep, you'll wake up feeling groggy and irritable. If you get lucky and your alarm clock goes off while you're in the middle of a light sleep, you'll wake up feeling energetic and refreshed.
The Sleeptracker Wake Up Monitor will wake you at just the right time.


Revolutionize your concept of an alarm clock with the easy-to-use Sleeptracker. View larger or click here for button details.
The Sleeptracker Wake Up Monitor is designed to monitor your sleeping patterns continuously in order to wake you up during your brief, almost-awake moments. In this way, you'll be assured of always be woken up at the right time.
A Revolutionary Alarm Clock
When we sleep, we move in a continuous cycle, from a deep sleep to brief periods when we're almost awake, and then back into a deep sleep again. This pattern repeats itself throughout the night. The average adult experiences four to five full sleep cycles over an eight-hour period. Each cycle lasts about 90 to 110 minutes and is made up of five different stages. During the first stage of your sleep cycle, you sleep lightly. At stage two, your sleep gets progressively deeper, and at stages three and four, also known as "Delta sleep," you sleep most heavily. The fifth stage of sleep, also known as REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, is marked by extensive physiological changes, such as accelerated respiration, increased brain activity, rapid eye movement, and muscle relaxation.
During these stages, there are brief moments when you're nearly awake. The Sleeptracker -- one of Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2005 -- is designed to find those almost-awake moments within the sleep cycle. When you set an "alarm window" (a period of time within which you want to be awoken) on the Sleeptracker, the monitor will continuously monitor your body for signals that you are nearly awake, and the monitor's customized alarm clock will go off within the time frame that you've set. Instead of waking up groggy and irritable because you were woken up during a deep sleep, you'll wake up feeling refreshed and energetic.
A Customized Alarm Clock
The Sleeptracker is worn like an everyday wristwatch and is ideal for anyone who wants to start the day fresh and energized. Frequent travelers crossing time zones, business people looking for that extra edge, students with fluctuating schedules, and moms needing to be at the top of their game first thing in the morning are all ideal users of the Sleeptracker.
The Sleeptracker is also designed to help you understand how you sleep at night. Using an accelerometer, the Sleeptracker monitors for brief moments of movement (typically lasting less than 30 seconds) during your lighter stages of sleep and records them. The next morning, you can review this data to better understand your sleep cycles. This information will help you adjust your habits so you can get a better rest.

This chart illustrates a typical adult sleep pattern. As the chart indicates, several almost-awake moments may occur within a sleep cycle. The Sleeptracker is designed to wake you up during one of these moments within your pre-set "alarm window," so you wake up refreshed and energized.
Note: While the Sleeptracker is designed to help everyone wake up refreshed, no two people have the same sleep cycles, and nobody has the same cycle twice. Many factors can influence sleep cycles, including diet, exercise, medications, drugs, alcohol, stress, sleep disorders, and sleep deprivation. Age and gender can play a role as well. Women tend to sleep more soundly than men, and as we age, we sleep more restlessly. The Sleeptracker is not a cure for sleep disorders or any other health issues that may affect your sleeping patterns.

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