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Daytime Naps Likely To Reduce Hyperactivity, Depression, and Anxiety in Kids
The study results revealed that parents of children-between the ages of 4 and 5 who did not take daytime naps-said that they exhibited higher levels of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression than those who continued to nap at this age.
Lead author Dr. Brian Crosby, postdoctoral fellow of psychology at Pennsylvania State University, said that previous studies had shown that poor or inadequate sleep is linked with symptoms of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression.
He claimed that researchers in the current study were happy to show the potential importance of napping for optimal daytime functioning in young children, as napping is often overlooked in favour of nighttime or total sleep.
"There is a lot of individual variability in when children are ready to give up naps. I would encourage parents to include a quiet 'rest' time in their daily schedule that would allow children to nap if necessary," said Crosby.
In the study, the researchers collected data from 62 children between the ages of 4 and 5 who were classified as either napping (77 percent) or non-napping (23 percent) based on actigraphy data.
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