Poor sleep in kids may increase ADD risk

Poor sleep in kids may increase ADD risk

IANSUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 05:14 PM IST
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Sydney : Is your child having an irregular sleep pattern? If yes, then it is better to sort the pattern before the age of five, as not doing so may put him or her at a heightened risk of attention deficit disorders (ADD), says a new study, reports IANS.

Sleeping problems make it difficult for kids to adjust to school life and also increase their risk of emotional and behavioural issues at school, the study pointed out.”If these sleep issues aren’t resolved by the time children are five years old then they are at risk of poorer adjustment to school,” said lead researcher Kate Williams, faculty at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.

Parents need to withdraw some habits, like lying with children over and over, letting them into their bed, the researchers suggested.

The research, published in the British Journal of Educational Psychology, was one of the first to use a large sample size and examine the long-term impact of children’s sleep on early school behaviour.

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