Here’s how much sleep kindergarten kids actually need
If your kid is starting kindergarten in September, you might already be thinking about whether they?re ready.
Can they zip their own jacket and open their lunch containers"
Can they wipe their own bum after a bathroom visit"
Are they consistently getting at least 10 hours of sleep every night"
You read that last one right. Sleep guidelines have long advised that kids three to five years old should aim for 10 to 13 hours of sleep, but new research from the journal Pediatrics pinpoints a specific number of hours that seems to directly predict kindergarten success.
The study, called “Sleep Duration and Kindergarten Adjustment,” examined kids? sleeping patterns across the year in 221 families with kindergartners. Teachers provided assessments of the participating kids, measuring their academic performance and socio-emotional and learning engagement. The study found that kids who consistently had 10 or more hours of sleep per night were noticeably more engaged in school and performed higher academically throughout the school year. This was especially the case for kids who had 10+ hours of sleep every night for a few months before they started kindergarten.
?Children with more nights of 10-plus hours of pre-K sleep were rated more favourably by teachers on aggression, social competence, student-teacher relationships, classroom learning behaviours, school readiness, and ADHD behaviour,? say the study authors. Note: Naps don?t count here; researchers say...
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