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When children are sleep deprived

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Sat, 25 Dec 2010

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Sleep is a state of unconsciousness in which the brain is more responsive to internal than to external stimuli. When you are sleeping the brain gradually becomes less responsive to visual, auditory and other environmental stimuli during the transition from wake to sleep.Sleep requirements for kids vary depending on the age of the child, and from child to child. New born children sleep for 16 to 18 hours a day, but when a child grows his sleep requirement decreases. When a child turns one, he sle... Read More

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