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[quote=Anonymous]Does she have sleep apnea or ADHD? My son has both, and high school wake-up times negatively impacted his health. Senior year, he didn't have first period, which helped a little bit. In college, it's easier because he doesn't need to travel - he can just walk to a 9am class, which is perfectly fine. But a 6am high school wake-up time was deleterious for his health. High school was a terrible time for him. I believe it's bad for the health of most teens, who have modified circadian rhythms to begin with. But with his untreatable sleep apnea and ADHD-related insomnia, it was just really, really hard.

You have to intervene on the morning routine. Get her cotton bedding, no polyester, it will cut down on the sweating. Get her a medical check-up and change the deodorant. Shower the night before, it will help her sleep better. No one irons their clothes anymore, OP. If there are too many wrinkles, maybe the family isn't doing laundry correctly. School is casual anyway, even for those with uniforms.

And if there's ADHD, get her meds to regulate her brain.
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