Teach them this to train your child's Brain Habits.
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As reported by Inc. Magazine, Researchers at the University of Maryland studied data on 8,300 children ages 9 to 10, focusing specifically on how much sleep they get each night, and what that means for a child's success years later.
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"Sleep can often be overlooked during busy childhood days filled with homework and extracurricular activities," said coauthor E. Albert Reece. "Now we see how detrimental it can be to a child's development."
The point is to teach children not to be tired like us (parents).
It's not just a short-term health problem. In contrast, as the researchers found, children who slept less than they should at a young age had significant differences in brain physiology and cognitive markers in later years of development.
As the study authored by Ze Wang, a professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, explains: We found that children who were sleep-deprived, less than nine hours per night, at the start of the study had smaller brain volumes in the specific areas responsible for of the Child's attention, memory, and control. This is a barrier compared to those who have healthy sleep habits.
Related to this, a finding shows long-term dangers for children who don't get enough sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that children ages 6 to 12 get 9 to 12 hours of sleep per night on a regular basis.
This problem does not only occur abroad, but similar problems also occur in almost all countries. So, start early to accustom children to sleep more regularly, moms.