Children and 'Sleep Deprivation' Research

There is an interesting article about research carried out with children and it is called 'Lack of sleep blights pupils education'. It provides a chart of the 'Sleep deprivation in pupils taking maths and science tests. age 9-10 and the USA as come up as the nation that suffers the most due to it and the percentage is 73%. 80% with 13 and 14 year olds. That is extremely high. The researchers are linking it to the use of mobile phones and computers in bedrooms late at night.

"It's the same link for children who are lacking basic nutrition," says Mr Minnich, based at the Lynch School of Education, Boston College.

When there is one person in five in the UK that cannot afford food, that is a very big message for David Cameron, nutrition is just as important as sleep. As we know, the 'Bedroom Tax', and making children share bedrooms impacts on their sleep, as such it will also impact on their learning abilities as well. For  those mothers that refuse to move it will mean less money in their pockets to feed their children and as such it is a tough choice. Food or sleep? How can the British government make the mother choose when both are crucial to the good and healthy development of children?

'Research into sleep disorders and brain function has shown the importance of sleep in memory and consolidating information'. Dr Fitzpatrick says 'lack of sleep is going to leave pupils emotionally volatile, more potentially disruptive and physically struggling to learn'. She also says that 'extreme sleep deprivation can cause permanent damage'. Although there are no facts featured in the article to back up what the Dr is saying about 'permanent damage'. [1]

As we know many women in menopause also experience insomnia. Insomnia can also come to be due to issues in business, finance, relationships, physical pain and bereavements.

In 1999, I wrote about the importance of sleep at night time and how it relates to the good health of the people. It is during the night time when people are asleep that the body rests and regenerates itself.  Hence, the appropriate amount of sleep for children is imperative to their good health and well-being.

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Another reason why women in menopause have to have extra sleep during the day time. Like a child should have extra sleep during the daytime when they are small. Due to the fast pace of the growth of their bodies when they are young.

Its much harder to get two children to sleep in the same space. In the same way sometimes it is hard for two elderly people to sleep in the same space.  Hence many choose to have separate beds and bedrooms especially if there is any ill-health etc. It is far easier for a person to sleep in their own space because when people sleep together in the same space, their energies are in each other. The auric energetic fields go beyond the body itself, as such, what Cameron and his team are doing is creating health issues for the children.

Of course it was the corporations that introduced the mobiles and parents were quick to introduce them to children. It begs the question, should there ever be a computer in a bedroom? My intuition and wisdom says no! The sleep space should be as clear and as sacred as possible.

When my son was growing up as a child we had an office at home, so if he wished to use his computer he had to go to the office to use it. Of course, now with laptops and ipads, the children can take them everywhere and anywhere.

The only time that I ever took my laptop into my bedroom; was if I was going to watch a film in bed, and that didn't happen very often. My bedroom and healing room is my sacred space!

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22209818