Angela Wang 
Having enough sleep is very important throughout your life. While you sleep, your body processes to support and maintain your health.
In growing teens and children, having enough sleep helps to support growth and development. Having not enough sleep can result in having long-term health problems and affect how they think, react, and work. Sleep allows you to recharge and stay alert when you wake up.
Here are some benefits of having adequate sleep:
Positive emotion: People can regulate their emotions well and manage stress and other negative emotions.
Immune system: Sleep helps to strengthen the immune functions.
Decision making and problem solving: Lack of sleep influences people’s judgement negatively and decreases the chance of people solving a problem.
Muscle repair and growth: While sleeping, the body releases hormones, which is essential in muscle repair and body growth.
Improve memory and learning skills: Having enough sleep can make short-term memories into long-term ones, which is important in learning a new skill or topic.
References:
sleepfoundation.org
waite-training.com
