How many hours your child should sleep?, is it adequate for your child and what price he/she may pay if its’ not met? Today Psychologist Shivani Misri Sadhoo answers these questions:-
What is the ideal sleeping hour for your child?
According to the National Sleep Foundation, newborns should sleep between 12 to 18 hours, out of every 24 (every new parent hopes), with a gradual reduction to 12 to 14 hours for toddlers ages 1 to 3; 11 to 13 hours for pre-schoolers 3 to 5; and 10 to 11 hours(that's right) for school children ages 5 to 10.
Why is adequate sleep necessary?
1. Sleep increases a child's attention span.
Children who sleep less than ten hours before the age of three years has higher chances of developing hyperactivity and impulsivity problems by the age of six. In other words, by the age of 6, sleep deprivation can develop the tendency to irritability in the kids and they get distracted even though they don't have any issues like ADHD.
2. Sleep boosts learning.
You may have witnessed that toddlers look peaceful when they are sleeping, but during their sleep, their brain gets busy. Researchers have found out that new borns actually learns in their sleep. In fact sleep aids learning for kids for all ages, and education experts found out that kids who sleep less suffer from weaker memory capabilities and weak attention span.
3. Sleep boosts immunity system
During sleep, children produce proteins known as cytokines, which the body relies on to fight infection, illness, and stress. Too little sleep impacts the number of cytokines in kid’s body and they become vulnerable to develop cold and flu when exposed to such viruses.
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