Sleep is a critical factor in the growth of a child.
I've did some research online to yield the following sleeping hours guidelines: Newborns should have sleep time of between 16 and 18 hours a day and preschool children should sleep between 10 and 12 hours.
Older children and teens need at least nine hours to be well rested.
For most adults, seven to eight hours a night appears to the best amount of sleep.
Needless to say, a lack of sleep can caused a myriad of problems: poor memory, irritability, short temper, a lack of concentration, fatigue, lowered body immune system, depression and anxiety.
In short, health is affected and the performance of the child in every aspect is drastically reduced.
Prolonged lack of sleep will cause a retardation in his mental and physical development.
Let us take a detailed look why sleep is important: Recharging mentally and physically.
The human body is no robot, and we need the sleeping hours to re-energize us by keeping us mentally agile and physically robust.
Even machines cannot be productive for 24 hours a day, not to mention our human bodies.
Weight problems.
Studies revealed that if we are awake for longer periods of time, our brain will interpret: lack of sleep = lack of food.
Hence, we will consume more food, and leading to obesity of our children in the long run.
Emotions.
Reduced sleep time leads to depression, anxiety, mood swings.
In other words, it is a roller coaster ride as far as the emotions of the children are concerned Academic success.
Sufficient sleep is directly related to the learning ability of the children.
No doubt about it, all those kids who are performing well academically have ample sleeping hours.
Enjoy this short video clip, it is only 4 minutes long, but full of statistics about the importance of sleep for your child!
I've did some research online to yield the following sleeping hours guidelines: Newborns should have sleep time of between 16 and 18 hours a day and preschool children should sleep between 10 and 12 hours.
Older children and teens need at least nine hours to be well rested.
For most adults, seven to eight hours a night appears to the best amount of sleep.
Needless to say, a lack of sleep can caused a myriad of problems: poor memory, irritability, short temper, a lack of concentration, fatigue, lowered body immune system, depression and anxiety.
In short, health is affected and the performance of the child in every aspect is drastically reduced.
Prolonged lack of sleep will cause a retardation in his mental and physical development.
Let us take a detailed look why sleep is important: Recharging mentally and physically.
The human body is no robot, and we need the sleeping hours to re-energize us by keeping us mentally agile and physically robust.
Even machines cannot be productive for 24 hours a day, not to mention our human bodies.
Weight problems.
Studies revealed that if we are awake for longer periods of time, our brain will interpret: lack of sleep = lack of food.
Hence, we will consume more food, and leading to obesity of our children in the long run.
Emotions.
Reduced sleep time leads to depression, anxiety, mood swings.
In other words, it is a roller coaster ride as far as the emotions of the children are concerned Academic success.
Sufficient sleep is directly related to the learning ability of the children.
No doubt about it, all those kids who are performing well academically have ample sleeping hours.
Enjoy this short video clip, it is only 4 minutes long, but full of statistics about the importance of sleep for your child!
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