That the child has become smarter and happier, he needs to go to bed early

You are the type of ruthless parents who take baby from the street, picnics and concerts, to lay in bed still before the summer sun sets behind the horizon? Probably precipitated surrounding you with questions like "Why do not you just let the kid work up?", "Why so early?", "You can not just let him stay up late?". Do not pay attention and respond firmly, "No, I can not."

Why? Because the early going to bed, the assurances of scientists, has many advantages.

If you put the children early, it will be useful for their physical, emotional and cognitive development.

Yes, and you, the parents, like a schedule. Send the kids to bed, sit on the couch, turn on a movie and start your evening with a glass of good wine - what could be better?

Before we move on to a discussion of the benefits of early bedtimes, let us note here that:

1. Some families are categorically not fit this schedule, but we'll talk about it later.
2. To insist on such a schedule is wrong, because every parent certainly knows what is best for his child. But you just try it! Perhaps this decision will pay off later.

Why change the schedule

Well, for starters here's an alarming fact: many children are sleeping enough. According to surveys conducted in the United States, about 30% of children under the age of 11 years and more than half of teenagers resting less than recommended. Experts, tips go to bed at 6-8 pm, few people listened.

Studies show that, when child is in bed, is closely related to sleep duration. But this dependence is not easy. It is impossible to think that, if the child will be on 20 minutes earlier, he sleeps for 20 minutes more. No, the children who go to sleep later, wake up to sleep longer and more often during the night, and this only adds to the sleep deficit.

when researchers asked parents laid 7-11-year-olds an hour early for five consecutive days, it turned out that every child slept on average 27 minutes longer.

But that's not all. School teachers have noted that subjects were less irritable and impulsive than usual. Another study showed that in children aged 8-12 years, who went to bed an hour early just four days in a row, improved memory and attentiveness.

It was also found that the early going to bed helps to reduce aggression and build social relationships, improves the functioning of the locomotor system.

Children who are well rested, do not behave like those little sleep.

Early teens going to bed too useful. how found scientists, those who went to 22:00, were 24% less likely to be depressed and 20% less likely to think about suicide than their peers-nighters. Nobody says that only sleep affects the outlook and sense of self test. Important and lifestyle, and relationships with parents, and levels of stress. But you can not forget about sleep.

And by the way, some sleep on weekends - is harmful. Study revealedThat the more teenagers were sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday, the more mistakes they made in the attentiveness tests.

There is also a very interesting relationship between sleep duration and correct metabolism. scientists foundThat enough sleep better chance overweight. No one knows exactly what was going on. Perhaps guiltily change production of leptin and ghrelin, which are responsible for appetite and hunger.

How much the child should go to bed

How to understand when a child is better to go to bed? Unfortunately, the simple answer is no. It all depends on the age, graphics, and other factors. So you need to experiment and observe how the mood and state of health of offspring.

Try it for a few days to lay the child on 20 minutes earlier. If the baby falls asleep easily, so he really needs more sleep.

In addition, as long as you look for the ideal value, strictly follow to ensure that the child does not play with your smartphone and watch TV before going to bed.

If the baby wakes up very early, or behaves as if secretly ate everything that was in the sugar, do not take it as a sign that you need to go to bed later. When sleep is not enough, the body begins to produce cortisol and adrenaline. Because of this, the child can not sleep properly, sleeping badly and not enough. It turns out, it has to be laid sooner rather than later.

How to carry out his plan? All this sounds great, until the case comes to implementation. Some people are lucky to have a flexible schedule and the ability to adjust to the new schedule baby. What about the rest? They should try at least to lay the baby on 20 minutes earlier. Even this small step will give an impressive result.

The enterprise has drawbacks. Initially, all of your friends, and perhaps even the family will consider you crazy. You will say that you are too strict in relation to children and irrational expend personal time.

You have to keep the defense: that the few places the kids early, should not limit you. After all, not everyone has read this article. And if read, would know how useful the child to fall asleep early.