Naps Nurture Growing Brains

sciencehabit writes "Few features of child-rearing occupy as much parental brain space as sleep, and with it the timeless question: Is my child getting enough? Despite the craving among many parents for more sleep in their offspring (and, by extension, themselves), the purpose that sleep serves in young kids remains something of a mystery—especially when it comes to daytime naps. Do they help children retain information, as overnight sleep has been found to do in adults? A new study provides the first evidence that daytime sleep is in fact critical for effective learning in young children."

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Yeh good luck with that

[swamp_ig]

That's interesting.

Now how about some research on actually persuading your child to have a nap, rather than a protracted battle of wills that gets everyone on edge.

Naps are great when they happen, but all parties must be willing

The Best Nap

[sexconker]

The best nap is the one where you wake up to an eager mouth on your genitals, just as you orgasm.

Re:The Best Nap

[PPH]

That's why they are called "Staff meetings".

It's true for me, too

[pax humana]

In an effort to be of most intellectual value to my employer, I start the day with an Ambien. Then I'm really productive the last two hours of the day.