New research on youth in Ireland found just over half of teenagers think their parents would be upset if they drank alcohol.conducted research with over 4,000 15 and 16-year-olds across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.It found that 56% of teenagers are not getting enough sleep, and 38% had stayed out past midnight in the last month.
“I think I've become more permissive, and I don't know if it's because I'm on my younger kids and my older kids are okay,” she said. “As parents we have become overly permissive,” he said. “We're concerned about being their pals as opposed to be parents.”“We’re letting kids have their phones in their rooms and now they’re getting a total lack of sleep,” Ciara agreed. “Parents are allowing their kids who are 15 and 16 to drink, so now our kids are drinking at a younger age.”Sleep consultant and author Lucy Wolfe told the show the results of the Planet Youth study have far reaching implications for teenagers’ health.
She said this study should be a “wake up call for parents” to support their children “in such a difficult time in their lives”.Ms Wolfe doesn’t think phones are the only reason for a lack of sleep, but there is a “big relationship” between electronic use and sleep patterns.
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