Tropical banana plants growing on the Farmingdale State College campus in Farmingdale, N.Y. (Chris Petersen via AP)
— A sleep-deprived teen may fall behind in school, because sleep is essential for learning and memory consolidation.— Teens who sleep less are
when it comes to drug or alcohol use, drowsy or reckless driving and risky sexual behavior.— Does your teen sleep until lunchtime on weekends? “Most likely they are not getting enough sleep during the week,” says Fong-Isariyawongse. It’s fine to sleep in a bit, but try to limit it to a couple hours. Otherwise, it throws off the body clock and makes it harder to wake up when the new school week begins.Explain to your teens why sleep matters, and that it’s not just nagging parents who say so. The data on mental health and sleep is vast.
— Many studies show thatgo up as sleep goes down.
— Beyond mood, sleep deprivation affects physical and athletic ability. That’s why several NFL and NBA teams have hired sleep coaches. Teens who are sleep-deprived
, because they take more risks, their judgment is impaired, and reflexes and reaction times are not as fast. Teens who get more sleep perform better in sports, and when they do get injuries, they have a quicker recovery time.Yet the additional 30% duties, on top of other import taxes, will likely affect prices. The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, a trade group, says children’s shoes from China will now pay a nearly 100% tariff, because the latest duties are on top of previous import taxes.
Matt Priest, president and CEO of the FDRA, said that the cost of shipping goods from China will likely rise as many companies scramble to get orders to the U.S. during the 90-day window.“We’re not out of the inflationary cost woods yet,” he said.
And economists say average tariffs are now at about 18%, roughly six times higher than before Trump took office and the highest in about 90 years.Consumer prices cooled noticeably in February and March, prompting Trump to claim repeatedly on social media that there is “NO INFLATION.” Inflation has fallen to nearly the 2% target set by the Federal Reserve, the agency charged with fighting higher prices.