Children who are siesta are happier and excel at school
NEW YORK [Reuters Health] – Siesta promotes a child's mood, energy levels and school performance, according to a recent scientific study conducted by US researchers at the University of California.
The study of nearly 3,000 fourth-, fifth- and sixth-year students between the ages of 10 and 12 revealed a link between siesta at midday and increased happiness, self-control, less behavioral problems, and higher IQ, according to the Daily Mail website. .
Dr Adrian Ryan, a co-researcher at the paper, said the siesta was linked to academic achievement.
"Children who have taken nap three or more times a week benefit from a 7.6% increase in academic performance, especially in grade six," said Ryan.
The author of the study said "Jianghong Liu" , Assistant professor of nursing and public health in California, said that the lack of sleep and drowsiness during the day are amazingly spread, with drowsiness affecting up to 20% of all children.
What is more, the negative cognitive, emotional and physical effects of many bad sleep habits, however most previous research focused on pre-school age and youth.
Numerous laboratory studies across all ages have shown that nap can show the same degree of improvement as a full night of sleep in separate cognitive tasks.
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