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Parents setting bedtime rules can be "protective" of their teenage children's health and wellbeing, helping them to establish good sleep routines as young adults and in the future, say Flinders University researchers.
Using feedback from 2500 students aged from 12 to 14 between 2019-2020, the national study found adolescents whose parents set bedtimes had at least 20 minutes more sleep on average which can make "all the difference" to next-day performance - including reaching the recommended 8-10 hours of sleep a night.
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