In the toddler age, children spend time with exploring everything around them so often miss nap time. In fact, take a nap broad impact on the growth and mental health of children.
The to the latest research? children who did not nap or sleep less during the day are more likely to experience stress and feel happy. These children also tend to be at risk of mental health problems during their lives in adulthood.
The team from the University of Colorado Boulder, USA found that children who do not nap or sleep deprivation during the day more anxious and tend to be uninterested in their surroundings. They are also less happy with happy events and more difficult to cope with stress.
Cause? loss of sleep during the making toddler express feelings in different ways. During the study, they measured the sleep patterns of toddlers aged two to three years. These children are wearing a special tool to measure how long they nap with parental supervision.
Professor Monique LeBourgeois toddler documenting facial expressions in two different time when children get a nap and when they lose sleep.
Results published in the Journal of Sleep Research, showed that infants who are tired from lack of sleep only managed to finish third (34 percent) first puzzle with a less positive emotional response than when they are getting enough rest.
On the second puzzle that deliberately can not be resolved, toddlers who are tired of more depressed than those who received usual nap. More than a third of children who lack sleep are also more ignorant than children who get a nap on the puzzle that they could not solve.
Prof LeBourgeois remind, that the confusion is not a bad thing, because it helps children learn from their mistakes. Lack of sleep makes the child unable to engage and interact with others. Just as good nutrition, adequate sleep is a basic requirement.
