Due to increase in stress levels on children to perform well in exams, they are not sleeping up to optimal levels. Due to sleeplessness, most children are facing physical and mental health problems. The parents are also wishing that their children should get top ranks in their respective fields. It causes much worry among the children and they are spending sleepless nights. They are losing concentration, remembrance power, changing in moods, often. It is reported in one observation; many students are sleeping only 4-5 hours in a day. One should sleep 6-7 hours for good day time performance. The other causes of sleeplessness in children are: 1. Watching T.V. programmes for more hours  2. Playing video games. If this type of situation continues for a long time, other health problems will also develop in children. It is also reported that girls are sleeping less time compare to boys.  The bad effects of sleeplessness in children are: 1. Decrease in activeness  2. Notable to respond with in time to any situation that demands their attention  3. Suffering from headache and bad dreams  4. Decrease in remembrance power  5. 27% of the children are suffering from doing walking and talking during sleep.  6. 38% of the exam going children are awakening in the middle of the nights suddenly, there by not having sound sleep and getting mental tension.  7. There by their performance in the examination is very poor and getting less number of marks than expected.  Health Advice: 1. Daily requirement of sleep is 6-8 hours. Sound sleep is necessary to have peace of mind. 2. The sleeping day time should be half- an hour only. If anybody sleeps more time in day time, he will become over weight. 3. Parents also should not to give stress to their children, by not compelling them to read continuously without relaxation and recreation. Parents role is crucial in alleviating sleeping problems in innocent children.  … [Read more...]