Monday, September 03, 2018

Sleep Needs in Children? What is the reality?

CDC and other sources advocate for children to have sufficient sleep? 
But what is the reality? 

BTW .. Look at the wide variation. 



"Regularly sleeping fewer than the number of recommended hours is associated with attention, behavior, and learning problems. Insufficient sleep also increases the risk of accidents, injuries, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and depression. Insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with increased risk of self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts.

Age-conditional 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles of the distribution of children's number of minutes of sleep for weekdays, weekends, and overall. A, For weekday total sleep; B, for weekend total sleep; C, for overall sleep; D, for weekday daytime sleep through age 5; E, for weekend daytime sleep through age 5; F, for overall daytime sleep through age 5. 

https://jamanetwork.com/.../jamapedia.../fullarticle/1393430


And ..  This is very important.... Ask your doctor about disordered sleep "Regularly sleeping fewer than the number of recommended hours is associated with attention, behavior, and learning problems. Insufficient sleep also increases the risk of accidents, injuries, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and depression. Insufficient sleep in teenagers is associated with increased risk of self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts." http://jcsm.aasm.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=30652


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