Sleep ─ the best way to help your child become a top performer in school!
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What are the effects of lack of sleep?
- When your child does not get enough sleep, he/she will feel grumpy, irritable and become more forgetful.
- Lack of sufficient sleep severely affects the part of the brain that controls language, memory planning and sense of time and can reduce your child’s attention span and ability to concentrate.
- Staying awake for seventeen long hours can affect your child’s performance at school to a level that is equivalent to drinking two glasses of wine.
- Your child’s ability to respond to situations and make balanced judgements can also be lost.
What are the long-term effects of lack of sleep?
- The long-term effects of lack of sleep can be serious. It causes,
- Mental health disorders including depression and anxiety.
- Cravings for high-fat and high-carbohydrate foods, which can lead to obesity.
- Heart problems such as high blood pressure, strokes and heart disease.