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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I was at RMIB many years ago. It was a great program and I was absolutely prepared for college, but unfortunately, my main memory of high school is the relentless exhaustion. I still remember the sound of my alarm going off at 4 am so that I could get a little more studying done before school. 6-7 hours would have been a lot of sleep to me. In retrospect, there was a very unhealthy worship of brutal exhaustion and sleep deprivation for the sake of academics and demanding extra-curriculars. I hope the culture has changed a bit.

[b]If I could do it all again, I would get more sleep.[/b] It’s a downward cycle, because a tired child can’t study as efficiently, so they stay up late trying to catch up, and then they get even more tired. Just as a side-note, a tired teenager doesn’t always make the best social choices, either.

Sit down with your daughter and really talk about different effective study habits. How I wish someone had done that for me. Help her choose a system she can buy into and consider setting a sleep schedule that she absolutely MUST stick with for most nights. She may not get everything done, but she’ll learn to prioritize and she’ll be alert enough to actually learn what her teachers are teaching her. The PP’s nap idea might be a good one.

I definitely second the exercise and healthy foods comments, but I would still have her participate in some household chores. It will help her be part of the family and a responsible person, and remind her that her value doesn’t lie solely in her grades.

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