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From a CBBC article to all my pupils who are tired at school in the morning

• Go to bed at the same time each night even on weekends. This helps your body clock get used to these times.
• Sleep in a comfortable bed.
• Create a calm bedroom environment. Sleep in a dark room and avoid turning your bedroom into an entertainment centre with televisions, computers and stereos.
• Regular exercise is a great way to improve your sleep. Just be careful not to do it close too bed time as exercise produces stimulants that stop the brain from relaxing quickly.
• A healthy diet will also help but eating a large heavy meal too close to bedtime will interfere with your sleep.

To read more about it go there. You can also send me your comments on this subject.

A new survey says that children wish they could spend more time with their parents.

If you want to read more on that go there.

Then post your comments.

Do you like them or would you prefer if there was more or less choice?

Do you want more healthy options? Or would you be upset if things like chips were taken off the menu completely?

Whatever you think, I want to know! Get sending in your comments.

If you send me a comment, it may be published on the Newsround website, and some comments may be used in their TV bulletins. They'll use your first name and your home town to show that it's your comment; your personal details won't be used for anything else.

Look at their article for ideas

Do you get enough sleep? That's the question Newsround's been putting to more than 1000 kids - and more than half of you said no! Hundreds of kids between the ages of 9 - 11 were asked about their sleeping habits and a lot of them told us their mobiles and TVs were keeping them up at night.

10 year old Lewis says he stays up playing computer games: "I play on my games - it takes me until 10 O Clock to go to sleep. It makes me tired in the morning."



So why is sleep so important? Expert - Paul Gringras - explains : "If you speak to any of the athletes that are going to be in 2012 - they know the importance of a good night's sleep. Your reflexes improve if you've had a really good night sleep, your reaction time to catch a ball - as well as your ability to concentrate and learn and do well in an exam."

The 6th forms Gaïa and Hera worked on this subject.

I'm waiting for their comments