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· Lack of sleep will affect your child's mental performance in a detrimental way.
· Even an hour can make a difference. Researchers discovered that an extra hour of sleep improved attention and memory by almost two grade levels.
· A child can feel stress due to several factors, even having too many
extracurricular activities. Children need time for play. Otherwise, it's hard for them to relax at bed time and get a good night's rest. Children need to rewind, too.
· Sleep deprivation can cause mood swings, irritability, reaction control, and a loss
in IQ points making it more difficult for children to pay attention and engage in
learning.
· There is no perfect number of hours for all children. Guidelines suggest, however, that most six to nine year olds require about ten hours of sleep each night. Keeping to a schedule will help your child get the rest she needs. If your child isn't waking up feeling rested before the alarm goes off, it's a sign that he needs more sleep.