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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 460365" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>One more... </p><p></p><p>Sleep is a critical factor for many difficult child kids.</p><p></p><p>It really has at least three components (the more I learn about this, the more complex it is... !)</p><p>- quantity - this is the easiest to measure</p><p>- quality - very hard to measure outside of a sleep clinic, and they probably won't test someone so young - but its critical... right balance of REM sleep, etc. is necessary for mental, emotional and physical health.</p><p>- consistency - bedtime and wake time need to be consistent. Like... 5 out of 7, same pattern... And any variations have to be within "reason". For an adult, that means no more than 90 minutes difference on bedtime or wake time. NO sleeping in until NOON!!! (and no all-nighters, either). If bedtime is usually 10, then is fine to go to bed as early as 8:30 if you're really tired, or stay up to 11:30 for a special event... but that is max, and should be "unusual"... a 30-60 minute variation is better... We let our kids sleep in by 1 hour on non-school days, for example.</p><p></p><p>Its hard to get medical professionals to pay enough attention to this whole issue - but sleep issues can cause all sorts of problems - and definitely make most other issues worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 460365, member: 11791"] One more... Sleep is a critical factor for many difficult child kids. It really has at least three components (the more I learn about this, the more complex it is... !) - quantity - this is the easiest to measure - quality - very hard to measure outside of a sleep clinic, and they probably won't test someone so young - but its critical... right balance of REM sleep, etc. is necessary for mental, emotional and physical health. - consistency - bedtime and wake time need to be consistent. Like... 5 out of 7, same pattern... And any variations have to be within "reason". For an adult, that means no more than 90 minutes difference on bedtime or wake time. NO sleeping in until NOON!!! (and no all-nighters, either). If bedtime is usually 10, then is fine to go to bed as early as 8:30 if you're really tired, or stay up to 11:30 for a special event... but that is max, and should be "unusual"... a 30-60 minute variation is better... We let our kids sleep in by 1 hour on non-school days, for example. Its hard to get medical professionals to pay enough attention to this whole issue - but sleep issues can cause all sorts of problems - and definitely make most other issues worse. [/QUOTE]
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