A gangly young German Shepherd lies fast asleep on her back on a dog bed in a sunny corner, paws in the air and ears flopped, while a teenage boy of mixed heritage tiptoes past in socks carrying a bowl of cereal.

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The Lie-In

Anyone who has shared a house with a teenager knows the lie-in. Noon on a Saturday, curtains shut, a heap under the duvet that grunts when spoken to. It looks like laziness. It’s mostly growing: a teenage body and brain rebuilding themselves need more sleep than they did at ten, and a short-changed teenager is a short-tempered one.

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