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Monday, 03 November 2008 18:47 |
A new study confirms what many parents, teachers and doctors have suspected: Lack of sleep provokes behavioral problems in young children. Specifically, 2- and 3- year-olds who sleep less than 10 hours per 24-hour period are nearly 25% more likely to have a clinically diagnosed behavior-related psychiatric disorder, such as oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD), compared with children who sleep at least 10 hours in a 24-hour period, say researchers. The study enrolled 510 youngsters, aged 2 to 5 years.
Lavigne JV, Arend R, Rosenbaum D, Smith A, Weissbluth M, Binns HJ, Christoffel KK Sleep and behavior problems among preschoolers J Dev Behav Pediatr 1999 (Jun); 20 (3): 164-169 |
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