Poor sleep affects learning, attention, and weight

[velvetpage]

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.)

Comments

[asqmh.livejournal.com]

*yawn* I could totally use 11 hours of sleep + nap. . .

*sigh*

[melstra.livejournal.com]

I need to go read that article, but right now I'm too tired. ;) (Seriously). Your first run schools start at 8.15??? That seems like heaven to me. Some schools in our county start at 7.20. I'm "lucky" we don't start until 7.30. However, I still need to leave the house at 6.40 so I can get here in time to feel human. It really sucks and I *know* my kids aren't getting enough sleep. I'm certainly not.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

I know I read a study a few years back about how lack of sleep is a problem as well as the cycle of a (teen in that study) is such that they need to sleep later. It's how they are set. That they did much better in school when it started later.

Here, my daughter is out the door a bit after seven. Ted is next at 7:45, Fin at 8:35.

Fin's school is interesting, they have different hours, all downtown schools do, they end late every day but Wednesday, and Wednesday is a half day so teachers can work on the special training they need to work with the community (it's a poor area).

[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.