تكشف تكشف: Children know less than parents think

While many parents think that putting their children to bed means putting them to sleep immediately, a new study conducted by researchers at Brown University revealed that The reality is completely different, where children take longer to sleep than parents think.

The sleep patterns of 102 children in the elementary stage were monitored over the course of a whole week, using sleep tracking devices to find out the times The actual sleep and the number of times the day, on the other hand, the parents recorded their observations through the daily newspaper, according to “Daily Mail”.

The results showed that 83% of parents believe that their children get enough sleep, while the actual data showed that only 14% Among the children, the standards of sleep were not met.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children between 6 and 12 years of age need 9 to 12 hours of sleep a night, but the study found that The average actual sleep was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, with children staying awake for an average of 38 minutes, compared to what parents thought It didn’t exceed 5 minutes.

The researchers point out that the increased consumption of screens and increased pre-sleep activities may contribute to this gap between parents’ perceptions والواقع, مصفحة المحمولة عدة نوم الحبرة ونموحم العقلي والجسدادي.