Sleep is the most discussed topics among parents. We quickly get convinced of how important the sleep for our well state is. Firstly, a good sleep makes the difference between a happy child and grumpy one or between a calm parent and one who is at the end of patience.
The importance of sleep is not limited to the first years of life. Sleeping is also essential for school. A good night's sleep gives energy for all the day. In addition, the sleep helps child to cope with social pressures and those created at school environment and is allowing him to study. Sleep is essential for brain development.
Children have always protested against hours of sleep, and nowadays there are still many things that cause them to sleep later. TV, internet, talking on the phone, video games - all comes into competition with hours of sleep.
We feel that our child is not only one who goes to bed at ten in the evening, but the truth is that there are many people who are struggling to rest at night. Difficulty of falling asleep, poor sleep or batch, waking in the morning and nightmares are among the most common problems faced by children.
Not all children need the same number of hours of sleep. You need to realize that there is no mandatory number of hours of sleep for every age. Instead, there is an average. Most preschoolers need between 10 and 12 hours of sleep per day. In nine years, the average is closer to ten hours. When they reach puberty, children still need eight to nine hours of sleep, even if most people do not get to sleep much. Teenagers and they go through a period in which the crowded schedule, with many activities, that adds the unprecedented development of the body and mind. This makes them to need more sleep.
Lack of sleep can lead to lack of attention at school, problems with memory, learning inconsistent efforts, irritability and use of energizers to compensate the sleepless hours.
A very interesting fact about the physiology of teenagers is that their sleep cycle is delayed by two hours. This means that they are not sleepy until late at night and, consequently, wake up late morning.
At children less than 13 years there is secreted melatonin, a hormone that produces sleep, around eight or nine hours. Most adolescents secrete melatonin at around 11 pm. So, earlier this hour, it is impossible to sleep, they just cannot sleep.
The "opposite of sleep" is situated the cortisol hormones, which are responsible for the revival. At teens they are secreted only around 8.15 in the morning but that is generally too late to arrive on time for school. So if our teenage boy is dreamy and sleepy at breakfast, remember that he would still be sleeping if we had left the brain's natural process to follow.
Parents, who are struggling every morning to have everything ready in time, tend to take the sleepiness as laziness. Instead of raising the tone, being angry, and trying to keep motivational speeches, the parents should realize that the teen fight with his own physiology. Perhaps it would be better to understand that and not to pressure the child.
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