Ever find yourself lying awake at night? All the things you have to do running through your mind. Well it is the same for children. Every year our children get less and less sleep. Kids of today get less sleep each night than kids from just 10 years ago. Many kids of today have lax bed times and not to mention televisions in their rooms and cell phones contributing to their lack of sleep. With so many distractions how can a child get adequate sleep? Children should get at least eight hours of sleep to be considered adequate sleep for them to function in school and to lead normal daily lives.

The loss of sleep can adversely affect a child in many ways. Ever wonder why your child grades are slipping? It’s no surprise that the lack of sleep can affects the academic performance of your child. Ever wonder why your child is so moody? Inadequate sleep in children can also be blamed for the emotional instability. It should not be a surprise that inadequate sleep for your child can also cause obesity; it is actually a symptom of chronic sleep deprivation. All parents should make sure that their child gets the most adequate sleep as possible. You think that staying up an hour later will not affect your child? Well, you’re wrong. Even one hour of lost sleep will have a negative effect on your child’s performance the next day.

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