Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood
Sleep disorders in children have a negative impact on mental and physical development, and a lack of sleep is one of the most important problems in infancy. At the age when naps are commonly accepted, the judgment of whether the amount of sleep is adequate has been based on the total amount of sleep...
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| description | Sleep disorders in children have a negative impact on mental and physical development, and a lack of sleep is one of the most important problems in infancy. At the age when naps are commonly accepted, the judgment of whether the amount of sleep is adequate has been based on the total amount of sleep per day. In other words, the idea is that even if the amount of sleep at night is insufficient, it is not considered insufficient if it is compensated for by taking a long nap or sleeping late on weekend mornings. However, these lifestyle habits disrupt the circadian rhythm and cause social jet lag, which is not appropriate for healthy mental and physical development. Therefore, in this review, I present the average required nighCime basic sleep duration (NBSD) of 10 h for Japanese and 11 h for Caucasian children as a judgment standard. (1) If the child sleeps less than 8 h at night, and (2) if the child sleeps less than 9 h at night or 30 to 60 min less than the required NBSD, immediate treatment is recommended. I also discuss briefly how to address sleep insufficiency in childhood. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0af027326343416bbea85b193f728f4a2025-01-24T13:27:00ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-12-011211910.3390/children12010019Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in ChildhoodTeruhisa Miike0School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, JapanSleep disorders in children have a negative impact on mental and physical development, and a lack of sleep is one of the most important problems in infancy. At the age when naps are commonly accepted, the judgment of whether the amount of sleep is adequate has been based on the total amount of sleep per day. In other words, the idea is that even if the amount of sleep at night is insufficient, it is not considered insufficient if it is compensated for by taking a long nap or sleeping late on weekend mornings. However, these lifestyle habits disrupt the circadian rhythm and cause social jet lag, which is not appropriate for healthy mental and physical development. Therefore, in this review, I present the average required nighCime basic sleep duration (NBSD) of 10 h for Japanese and 11 h for Caucasian children as a judgment standard. (1) If the child sleeps less than 8 h at night, and (2) if the child sleeps less than 9 h at night or 30 to 60 min less than the required NBSD, immediate treatment is recommended. I also discuss briefly how to address sleep insufficiency in childhood.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/1/19insufficient sleep syndromeinfants and early childhoodnighttime basic sleep durationcircadian rhythmsleep hygienemelatonin |
| spellingShingle | Teruhisa Miike Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood Children insufficient sleep syndrome infants and early childhood nighttime basic sleep duration circadian rhythm sleep hygiene melatonin |
| title | Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood |
| title_full | Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood |
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| title_short | Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood |
| title_sort | insufficient sleep syndrome in childhood |
| topic | insufficient sleep syndrome infants and early childhood nighttime basic sleep duration circadian rhythm sleep hygiene melatonin |
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