Children need a lot of sleep, not only to be fit and rested, but also because they are much more likely to have all kinds of psychological problems.
This appears from new research that appeared in the journal “Molecular Psychiatry”. Scientists from the University of Warwick compared the sleep duration of around 11,000 children between 9 and 11 years with the structure of their brain. Shockingly enough, the structure of the brain in children who had a relatively short night’s sleep changed.
Children who slept for less than 7 hours were half as likely to suffer from behavioral problems such as depression, anxiety disorders, impulsive behavior and poor cognitive performance compared to children who were covered up between 9 and 12 hours.
The researchers therefore advise you to ensure that your children sleep enough. So send them to bed on time and make sure that they don’t sit on their phones or tablets for hours in their bedroom.
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