Young children who sleep for less than nine hours per night and have no bedtime routine do not perform as well in school as their peers, the results of a new study indicate.
Spanish researchers looked at almost 150 children aged six and seven from different schools. The children's parents filled out questionnaires on their sleeping habits and their academic skills were assessed by experts.
The study found that those who slept for less than nine hours per night had poorer general skills, such as communication. However, they also had poorer cognitive skills, such as memory and motivation.
The researchers noted that many of the children were either getting home late - after 9pm - at least three nights a week or were going to bed after 11pm at least four nights a week. While most were getting almost eight hours of sleep per night, the team found that they had a ‘worse performance than those that sleep nine to 11 hours'.
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