Studies have shown that sleep deprived students have more difficulty focusing and staying on task. Additionally, they may also have more impulsive or defiant behavior. That said, sleep deprivation can affect your child’s school performance in two major ways:
- Children and teens can have trouble paying attention because of their difficulty focusing. As a result, they can miss important verbal lessons due to inattention or they may be unable to complete tasks in the classroom because they’re too tired.
- Children and teens form their memories best during sleep. As such, those who sleep well will remember the previous day’s lessons better than those who don’t.
In fact, children and teens need a lot more hours of sleep than you may think…