Parents urged to take note of kids'' sleep patterns
09/09/2011
Parents who may be concerned that their children are not sleeping properly may benefit from keeping track of their resting patterns, one expert believes.
Lewis J Kass, a paediatric pulmonologist, explained that under-performance at school is often linked to a lack of time spent in children's beds.
"Research began trickling in the late 1990s that demonstrated a clear link between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and neurocognitive deficits," he told the Daily Easton.
He also revealed that anywhere between 15 per cent and 65 per cent of youngsters with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have underlying sleep problems to contend with.
Dr Kass highlighted that the majority of sleep disorders can be treated, but first they need to be diagnosed, which is where parents come in.
Research from the National Wildlife Federation recently showed that children should spend more time outdoors to improve the quality of sleep they get at night.
Posted by Elizabeth Mewes
