Researchers have verified the pattern that most parents have observed: sleep patterns change at puberty, and kids can't seem to get out of bed in the morning. But they still stay up late at night.

研究者们证实了大多数家长所观察到的情况：孩子的睡眠习惯在青春期时有所变化，尽管孩子们早上起不了床，他们在晚上依然精神抖擞地熬夜。

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At our house there's a hard and fast ruleagainst us kids hanging out downtown late at night.

对于我们这些孩子们晚上在市区里和朋友一起玩，我们家有一条不可动摇的规则。

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The survey found that the kids sent an average of 34 texts per night after lights out, sometimes falling asleep with their phones beside their heads, only to wake again when a new text arrived.

这项调查发现，每晚熄灯后孩子们平均发送34条短信，有时手机放在枕边就睡着了，有新信息提示的时候才会再醒过来。

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The word went out on Facebook the night before, kids were to bring costumes and props to school the next morning.

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The group has held smaller dress giveaways in recent years to help kids from down-and-out families afford prom night, but this year's event took on new significance after the storm damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of homes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Last night my wife and I worked up our courage, loaded up the car, and took the kids out to another restaurant.

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