Question: Ok so it is the end of Spring Break and trying to get in the sleeping routine for school but even if I go to bed early (10 pm is early for me) .. I’ll lay down in my bed and end up not going to bed till 1:00 in the morning. I do keep the tv on but ive had it like that for my whole life. If I don’t have the tv on then I can’t sleep. I do sleep with my cat but that is not a problem. I do listen to music once in a while but end up turning it off. I do have lots of stress but I take ADHD pills and going to the doctor about those. I just feel I can’t sleep and I cant sleep. Im only a 13 year old girl. Thanks Can you help?

Answer: Hey Kristi, thanks for writing in. What you describe sounds like a delayed sleep phase, which is when your body clock gets shifted and makes it hard for you to fall asleep when you want to. You can find out more about it here.

Thanks for your question and good luck,
Kevin