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One of the greatest challenges of becoming a parent is the ability to get enough w88 casino games login. Most parents adapt to not being able to w88 casino games login enough and gain hope from parents of teenagers who tell them, "There is hope."

While it indeed "gets better" for parents at some point in time, what about the actual w88 casino games login needs of our children?

We know that w88 casino games login plays a fundamental role in child development, and that lack of w88 casino games login, defined as not meeting ‘total w88 casino games login duration," results in both physical and mental problems.

Lack of w88 casino games login in children can result in irritability, stress, forgetfulness, low motivation, anxiety and depression. There is now also evidence that links lack of w88 casino games login with obesity and Type 2 diabetes. w88 casino games login deprivation results in hormonal changes that affect appetite and hunger.
Some healthcare providers have sounded the alarm bell, speaking of a "hidden w88 casino games login crisis."

In the United Kingdom almost 10,000 children under 16 years of age were admitted with sleeping disorders, including w88 casino games login apnea. This all suggests that we can contribute to the overall health and well-being of children by helping them to get enough w88 casino games login; and our job starts immediately after birth.

Guidelines recommend that in the first two months of life, babies require between 16 and 18 hours of w88 casino games login; from two to six months, slightly less (14-16 hours); and from six to 12 months, about 14 hours. Children aged 1-12 years need about 10-12 hours of w88 casino games login, including nights and naps, while teens (13 years) require eight to 10 hours. These are guidelines of course; remember that each child is different and may require a little more or a little less w88 casino games login.

Aside from the total amount of sleep over a 24-hour period, many parents are apprehensive about their baby's ability to sleep through the w88 casino games login, defined as the longest period of uninterrupted sleep, typically six to eight hours. This usually occurs at age five to six months, but not infrequently occurs many months later, especially in breastfed children. Fortunately, it does not look like that a late start in sleeping through the w88 casino games login has any serious developmental effects. A delay in sleeping through the w88 casino games login, however, does affect the emotional well-being of parents, predominantly mothers.

The biggest sleep challenges for toddlers and older children include bedtime resistance, w88 casino games login awakenings (and difficulty returning to sleep) and nightmares. In general, we recommend implementing sleep friendly routines: Stick to the same bedtime and the same bedtime routine. Try to ensure a calm, quiet and dark bedroom environment. Use the child's bedroom for sleeping. Do not allow television, or any other form of screen time in your child's bedroom. Tuck your child into bed in a sleepy but awake state. This will help your child to return to sleep if he/she wakes up in middle of the w88 casino games login. After a nightmare, calm your child down and return child to their bed surrounded with items of comfort.

When looking at high school students, data indicates that about three-quarters of our high school children are not getting enough w88 casino games login. The reasons behind this are complex and include genuine biological changes related to age that affect the way we w88 casino games login and socioeconomic changes that provide teenagers with major distractions that challenge healthy w88 casino games login hygiene.

With regard to this age group, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that teens w88 casino games login in a dark and quiet room, limit the use of electronics before bed, and maintain a consistent w88 casino games login schedule on both weekdays and weekends. In addition, the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends that middle and high schools not start before 8:30 a.m. There is ample evidence to demonstrate that delaying school start times until after 8:30 a.m. is an effective counter-measure to chronic w88 casino games login loss in teenagers, and in fact improves their physical and mental health as well as their academic achievement. Unfortunately, we fall short of this recommendation in Washoe County and around most of the United States.

So now that the sleep needs of children have been described, little would seem to stand in the way for a good seven to nine hours w88 casino games login rest for parents, right? Well, much of what applies to children also applies to us. We too need routine, going to bed around the same time, to sleep in a cool, dark, quiet environment, without the distraction of TV, smartphones, or any other mobile devices just before turning off the lights.

Keep in mind, like your child, we too need to wind down and shift into w88 casino games login mode. Try to spend a half hour or so before going to w88 casino games login doing something that calms you down, like reading or listening to soothing music. Then turn off the lights and w88 casino games login tight!