The Yes Vote - NZ Referendum on Child Discipline 2009 » nap http://yesvote.org.nz Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:49:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://yesvote.org.nz http://yesvote.org.nz//files/2009/05/favicon.ico The Yes Vote - NZ Referendum on Child Discipline 2009 Parenting Tip: Encourage your children to take naps http://yesvote.org.nz/2009/06/09/parenting-tip-encourage-your-children-to-take-naps/ http://yesvote.org.nz/2009/06/09/parenting-tip-encourage-your-children-to-take-naps/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:04:35 +0000 The Yes Vote Team http://yesvote.org.nz/?p=1334 Napping may have a significant influence on young children's daytime functioning, according to a research paper presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Results indicate that children between the ages of 4 and 5 who did not take daytime naps were reported by their parents to exhibit higher levels of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression than children who continued to nap at this age.

]]> Napping may have a significant influence on young children’s daytime functioning, according to a research paper presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Results indicate that children between the ages of 4 and 5 who did not take daytime naps were reported by their parents to exhibit higher levels of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression than children who continued to nap at this age.

Previous studies have linked not enough or poor sleep to symptoms of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression. Researchers in this study were happy to show the potential importance of napping for optimal daytime functioning in children, as napping is often overlooked in favor of nighttime or total sleep.

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