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Did you know kids aged 5 to 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep a night?
Sleep is a vital need, essential to a child’s health and growth. Sleep promotes alertness, memory and performance. Children who get enough sleep are more likely to function better and are less prone to behavioural problems and moodiness.
When children get enough sleep they can:
- Pay attention better in school
- Be creative and think of new ideas
- Fight sickness and stay healthy
- Be in a good mood
- Get along with friends and family
- Solve problems better
Here are some observations from various studies for you to sleep on:
- Children who sleep longer have longer attention spans
- Children with higher IQ’s – in every age group studied – slept longer
- Babies who sleep less in the day appear more fitful and socially demanding
- Children who sleep less can behave somewhat like hyperactive children
- For children with ADHD, improvements in sleep dramatically improved peer relations and classroom performance
- Babies and toddlers who sleep less in the day tend to be less able to entertain themselves
- Healthy sleep positively affects neurological development
Give the importance of sleep your daily attention and you will likelier have happier, more self assured, less demanding and more sociable children.
And you might just get more sleep yourself!
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