What are the dangers of insufficient sleep in children?

The first thing that is affected when children lack sleep is their physical development, because children generally grow in their sleep. Lack of sleep will lead to insufficient secretion of growth hormone, and thus they will not be able to grow normally. If children do not get enough sleep or have many dreams, it will lead to low immunity, making them prone to colds and neurasthenia. It will also affect their qi and blood, and insufficient blood supply to the brain, leading to decreased intelligence and memory, inattention, grogginess, and decreased learning ability. In addition, lack of sleep can make children listless and depressed, seriously affecting their mental health.

1. If a child lacks sleep for a long time, his height will be lower than that of children of the same age, because lack of sleep will affect the secretion of growth hormone in children, and the level of growth hormone plays a decisive role in children's height. Therefore, children should ensure adequate sleep, sleep 8 to 10 hours every night, and try to go to bed early and get up early.

2. If children do not get enough sleep for a long time, it will also affect the development of brain cells. Due to lack of sleep, brain cells cannot get enough rest, causing children's memory to decline and their ability to respond to problems to decrease. Lack of sleep will also cause children to be lack of energy. Lack of sleep has a great impact on children's intellectual development. We must ensure that children get enough sleep in daily life.

If children have bad habits such as going to bed late or not sleeping at all, mothers must correct them in time. In addition, mothers should understand the reasons why children lack sleep and reduce the inducing factors, such as whether the environment is quiet and comfortable, whether there are mosquitoes, whether the child is hungry, whether the child has any physical illness, etc. Mothers should observe carefully and find out the reasons so as to provide children with a good sleeping environment and a healthy body.