This table shows the best bedtime for your child

The same game every night

Bedtime is discussion time. Very few children want to close their eyes, they still want to experience something. So they invent a thousand reasons not to have to put on the pajamas yet. And when they finally lie in bed, they get thirsty, hungry and the long-healed knee suddenly hurts again.

When the light is finally off, the parental view of the clock usually causes feelings of guilt: Damn, the child is getting far too little sleep again (and our evening has become short-lived!)!

Studies show that those who go to bed earlier benefit from it!

But not only for the togetherness in the relationship, it is important to bring his offspring to bed early. The child also benefits from sleeping early. A new study from Japan shows that babies aged 18 and over are better equipped for motor, language and social well-being if they go to bed before 10pm. 22 O `clock? Should be to create.

A study published in 2012 has also shown that children between the ages of seven and eleven benefit from being in bed between 6pm and 9pm. They would therefore have fewer problems at school and could better withstand the pressure to perform. Of course, however, for each age a separate, appropriate bedtime must be found. The "Wilson Elementary School" table shows the times when the little ones should lie in bed to get enough sleep.

The bedtime table

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Posted by Wilson Elementary on Friday, August 28, 2015

Nevertheless, if the children are late in bed, the teachers, who are supposed to teach our tired children the next morning, will feel the same. That's probably why Californian Wilson Elementary School has shared a spreadsheet on Facebook that shows when children should go to bed at what age, so they can get enough sleep by the time they wake up. With that, the school has hit a nerve: the table has been shared over 400,000 times.

Why a good children's sleep is important for everyone

You find the table rigid? Is she too? But experts never tire of emphasizing that tight sleep habits are especially important for children. As we sleep, the body gathers energy, in our dreams we process the experiences of the day. A good night's sleep is central to mental and physical well-being.

Chronic sleep deprivation may, according to studies, even lead to overweight, impaired concentration, learning problems, behavioral problems, lack of growth and cognitive delays in children - the maturation of the brain, especially at night, is only completed at the age of 24. Quite apart from the ill temper of a poor child.

It is therefore worthwhile to give children a regular sleep rhythm. It also pays off in living together: the children thank us with less protest at bedtime - because they are used to it and automatically adjust to it. And our adult evenings are also much more predictable.