SLEEP TIMINGS of CHILDREN


SLEEP  timings  of  CHILDREN
Since ages we in India have been taught that getting up to study at crack of dawn is best as you are fresh and can assimilate better. This was the prevalent idea and parents/ elders used to din it into the minds of children.
 Researchers since early 1990’s have determined that sleep patterns of younger children, adolescents and adults vary considerably. (We thought it was common sense, and everyone knew it)
Pre-adolescent children wake up easily and are mostly eager to start the day. Experts also believe that an early start of the day and school is best for this age group.
Sleep pattern of adolescents in age group 12 to 18 differs considerably from others. Their body clocks have a different rhythm and there are other factors telling to stay up late and get up late. This may be due to extracurricular activities, hobbies taken up in this age, TV, novels to be read, having a tete-a-tete with friends, projects to be finished or considerable studies involved etc. Interesting things to be done, so many things are discovered at this age, and bed time is pushed back. Researchers now say that the belief that they are lazy is wrong. Teenagers need more sleep than younger children, hence a later start of the day and school would be advisable than their younger counterparts.
Parents have a hard time waking up a teenager.  They need many reminders and prodding to get up. Since school start at the same time for both age groups with long travelling time in school buses, teenagers reach school in sleepy condition. Attention in the 1st period of school is often disturbed.


As transportation time keeps increasing in big cities, late start of school for both age groups is advised by parents, experts and of course children involved, but strongly opposed by teachers as they shall get off from school  later, thereby increasing their working period. Having two start times of the school for each age group would involve transportation twice, thereby increasing costs.


The net result is that teenagers are able to go to bed much later and getting up with sleep deficiency, reaching school fighting back sleep. They return from school, have a bite and mostly have a nap; getting up in the evening for other activities.
The problem continues.

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