Teach me Something! School is about to start and with that come rules. Remember, when we have rules, we will have rule breakers. But certainly not my little angel! LOL! There are many, many rules in school, especially elementary. When children act up in class, know this: Children respond much differently than adults to many common conditions. Take sleep for example. Did you know that 40% or more of adults suffer from sleep deficit. When this happens, we adults tend to find ourselves dozing on the job or chugging down and energy drink, or coffee. Young children, thank Heaven, don't have this option.
Children respond to sleep deprivation sometimes by fighting it or by mimicking hyperactivity and if your child is sleep deprived, he or she is 25 percent more likely to be diagnosed with a behavioral problem. Children, before puberty need from 9 to 11.5 hours of sleep per night, preferably in a very dark room. 60% or more of today's children are sleep deficient. If your child is having performance issues in school, they may just be overwhelmed or confused. We know that when kids get behind in school work, they often stop working all together or seek other ways to entertain themselves. Over activity emerges as a way to pass the time.
Even if your child is a gifted student and has mastered all the material others find difficult, they may possibly distract the other children while waiting for the rest of the class to catch up. We wonder just how many kids' alleged hyperactivity would go away if they only got more sleep...
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