What are the harms of children staying up late?

Children nowadays like to play, especially when they go to bed at night, they always sleep very late, can't get up in the morning, and are always woken up by their parents. In fact, it is very common for children to stay up late. Even most of the children stay up late and their parents can't do anything about it. We must pay attention to such a situation of children staying up late, and we must know the harm of children staying up late. Only in this way can we avoid staying up late. So what are the harms?

Don't think that your child can make up for the lack of sleep at night by sleeping during the day. In fact, the quality of sleep during the day and at night is very different. If children go to bed late and stay up late, there will be at least the following disadvantages.

Easy to affect height growth Although height is related to genetics and nutrition, it is also closely related to endocrine. The hypothalamus tissue in the human brain can secrete a growth hormone that promotes children's development. It is mainly secreted between 10 pm and 1 am. About 60 to 90 minutes after children fall asleep, secretion increases significantly, accounting for 1/2 to 3/4 of the total daily secretion. If children go to bed late for a long time, it will inevitably affect the normal secretion of growth hormone, which is not good for their physical development, especially their height.

Children in prepuberty, whose intellectual development is easily affected, should get enough sleep every day. Staying up late often will affect the body's physiological functions and disrupt the biological clock. Being drowsy during class affects intellectual development and causes a decline in academic performance.

It is easy to reduce the immune function. Sufficient sleep at night can not only eliminate fatigue, but also improve the body's immune function. Children who go to bed late may experience lack of energy, decreased appetite, weight loss, general fatigue, etc. Some children are also prone to diseases such as bronchitis and allergic rhinitis. Therefore, parents should pay attention to cultivating good sleeping habits for their children.

There are many harmful effects of staying up late for children, such as the three aspects mentioned above. Staying up late can cause great harm to children's physical and mental health, lead to a decline in intelligence, and also lead to a decline in immunity. Why do some children cannot keep up with their studies? A big factor is that they do not get enough sleep, which leads to a decline in intelligence.