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Posted AT 4:08 AM EST ON 08/03/07
Sleep is all downhill past age 12
UNNATI GANDHI From Thursday's Globe and Mail
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Physiologically, children are at a stage in their lives where their brains are still growing and require a lot of rest, but they're old enough that they remain alert all day without needing to take a nap. Those two conditions are conducive to getting what is considered "ideal" sleep. Children between these ages typically fall asleep within 20 to 30 minutes of getting in bed; they don't wake up or need their parents in the middle of the night; they spend a lot more of their night in deep, "slow-wave" sleep than adults do; and they get up about the same time every day -- without the need for an alarm clock or parental prodding -- feeling refreshed.
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