Poor sleep affects learning, attention, and weight

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And it affects them more in children than we previously thought.

My school is a first-run school, starting at 8:15 in the morning. I wonder if starting later would have an effect on the kids' learning?

I think, also, I need to be strict about bedtimes with my girls until they're preteens at least. Having them go to bed between seven-thirty and eight gets them about eleven hours of sleep, which seems about right for the moment. (Claire has a nap, too.)

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[kisekileia.livejournal.com]

I always thought it was ridiculous how the school board where I grew up (Peel) had the buses take high schoolers on the first run and elementary schoolers on the second run, even though that's completely contrary to kids' natural sleep cycles.