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Lack of sleep can adversely affect the ability of kids to learn and interact at
school, according to new study.
The new survey led by
Melbourne researchers has revealed that nearly a quarter of children aged six
and seven have poor sleeping habits, which has a strong effect on their heath,
behaviour and learning ability.
The team
from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research
Institute studied almost 4500 children, whose sleep behaviour was recorded at
the age four to five and again at six to seven. About one-third of children
reported poor sleep habits.
In
another survey, about 23 per cent of the children were reported to have sleep
problems. About 6 per cent were classified as moderate or severe.
The problems included children
who were unhappy to sleep alone, reluctance to go to bed, restless sleep and
waking during the night.
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