The Sunday Times reported on 20 July that 'nearly half of the primary school pupils polled say they are not getting enough sleep' (The Sunday Times, 20 July 2008, Home, Page 8, "Sleepy Kids").
Some interesting extracts from the article:
a) Dr Jenny Tang, deputy head of paediatric medicine at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, said that the recommended number of hours a child between the ages of six and 12 should sleep a day is 10 to 11 hours.
b) Mr Martin Tan, principal of Anderson Primary School, said schools are conscious of the need for pupils to have sufficient rest and family time.
'It boils down to time management and this is where parents need to work closely with their children to ensure they are spending their time at home wisely and making the right choices,' he said.
c) If good grades are what parents and teachers are after, they should know that sleep deprivation can affect a child's attention, memory, decision-making and creativity.
d) It (lack of sleep) can also cause kid to become more irritable and can even lead to behavioural problems like hyperactivity and disobedience.
How true is this for your case? Read Mr Tan's response, and two of your schoolmates' sleeping habits in this article.
Reflect on this issue using these guiding questions:
1) How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
2) Do you think you have enough sleep each day?
3) Do your parents make u sleep early?
4) If you think you have enough sleep, how do you manage to do that? If you do not have enough sleep, what are you doing that keep you awake (computer games / TV / Internet / Homework / Tuition /School activities etc.) and hence, prevent you from getting enough sleep?
5) Do you think you have too many things to do every day?
6) What are the things that you have to do in a day?
7) What do you think children and parents can do to ensure that children get enough sleep?
Do discuss this issue in great detail as it is of great relevance to u and me. Looking forward to reading your response soon. =D
9 comments:
u1) How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
A) I usually sleep at 11-ish or 12-ish.
2) Do you think you have enough sleep each day?
A) Yes.I usually wake up at 6am and take a bath.A bath refreshens meh!
3) Do your parents make u sleep early?
A) No. The time I Sleep depends on what time they sleep.
4) If you think you have enough sleep, how do you manage to do that? If you do not have enough sleep, what are you doing that keep you awake (computer games / TV / Internet / Homework / Tuition /School activities etc.) and hence, prevent you from getting enough sleep?
A) I have 3 alarm clocks hence when it rings it rings very loud. Things that keep me awake are the TV, The computer, Doing some C++ to make me bored.
5) Do you think you have too many things to do every day?
A) No.I usually complete my work( Chinese work ) in school and bring the english and science one as homework.
6) What are the things that you have to do in a day?
A) I have to pack my bag.My bag has been v heavy. Do my homework( OBVIOUSLY.)
7) What do you think children and parents can do to ensure that children get enough sleep?
A) Force them to sleep or something.
Hmm... I sleep at 10 p.m and woke up at 6.00 a.m. I sleep about 9 hours . Is that enough ? I think is should be enough Ba .... Hmm... lets see.
Mon is remedial. Tues is basketball , Wednesday is tuition , Thursday is basketball , Friday is tuition.... Hmm.... this is a lot...... I think the parents should ask their child to sleep early . I think about 9 p.m? But some of the parents give their child too many activities that their children had some presure that they don't wan't to say out.......Hmm..... I wanted to learn piano but i had not enough money to buy or learn..... Thats all i can think to say about SLEEPY KIDS! Bye bye ! = )
do you guys out there get enough sleep? well i might say that i get enough sleep but to others it might not be... i get around 8 hours of sleep each day.
well my parents try to make me sleep early but most of the time i sleep at around 10+
when i get home, i'll go and eat lunch of course, do a bit of homework, rest for a while continue doing homework and about that time i would have finished doing my homework already.
well i don't think i have a lot of things to do every day as i don't have a lot of tuition. (hehe..)
the things that i have to do everyday is homework of course. but i do take breaks.
well to prevent kids from sleeping late???
well ask them to do something tiring so they can be able to sleep??? (haha.. don't really know the answer. hehe..)
well that's all i am going to say about this topic! Bye-bye...:D
I usually get 7 hours of sleep everyday.I feel I do not get enough sleep everyday.My parents do make me sleep early.I think playing the computer and watching television prevents me from getting enough sleep. I think the amount of things I do everyday is not too much.... I have to do my homework and go to school.Parents should ensure that their children get at least 8 of sleep. Children should try not to stay awake to late.
song ze said I sleep for 8 hours a day.....I think I have enough each day because When my mother wake me up I will rest for a while then wake up......=D My mother slept early but my sleep at 1 p.m.but he can wake up at about 4p.m. ...... I really don't understand it I guess that may be adult do not need to sleep for very long....I rhink is my parents who nag at me to call to sleep early.Only on friday I do not sleep early......If I cannot sleep I will take out a story book to read hence,to prevent me from sleeping.....Nope I will try to finish the hyomework on Wednesday I cannot watch telivision ...........=( I will finish my homework if Igot will the book i like most....they can try to nag at them.....
song ze said I sleep for 8 hours a day.....I think I have enough each day because When my mother wake me up I will rest for a while then wake up......=D My mother slept early but my sleep at 1 p.m.but he can wake up at about 4p.m. ...... I really don't understand it I guess that may be adult do not need to sleep for very long....I rhink is my parents who nag at me to call to sleep early.Only on friday I do not sleep early......If I cannot sleep I will take out a story book to read hence,to prevent me from sleeping.....Nope I will try to finish the hyomework on Wednesday I cannot watch telivision ...........=( I will finish my homework if Igot will the book i like most....they can try to nag at them.....
I am not sure how many hours of sleep I get. Sometimes I sleep at 9p.m. and sometimes from 10p.m. to 10.30 p.m. I wake up at around 5:30a.m.- 6a.m. So that around 6.5 hours- 8.5 hours.Most of the time I feel like I have enough sleep and sometimes I do not. My parents let me sleep any time I want as long as I wake up in the morning. I think that when I get enough sleep is when there is not that much homework or none at all.Sometimes I have to do a lot of things to do usually when it on a day which I have CCA. When I have things to do its usually homework. If there is nothing to do I watch television, use the computer or sleep. I think that children should do their home work first. Before using the computer or watching television. If parents are able to help the student with work he/she is not able to do the work and lessen the time of the child trying to solve the question in vain. -Michael Ramos
Hmm...Lets see, I sleep at 9.30 pm and wakes up at 6.00am How long is that??? Calculated it! 8 hrs and 30mins... Is that enough? Usually for a growing kid probably 7-?yrs old will at least need 8 hrs of rest. I think I have enough sleep...but, every time i wakee up, and go to school, i keep yawning=( It means I'm sleepy...I don't really like to sleep at 9.30 as it's seems kinda early...but i have no choicee...my mum forces me to sleep when she's at home...and when she's not, my maid comes to pester me...i guess this is for my own good...Too many things to do? Maybe... Probably my CCA's and the must play resistance of the computer...Monday= Nothing...Tuesday= Basketball... Wednesday= Boring Netball...( should i quit? It's boring me out) Thursday= nothing Friday= Pottery...Saturday= Church and tution...(seriously NO time to play) and Sunday= Chinese tution and church...Guess I'm kinda busy...Not thatttt busy...but still busy=X Things to do in a day : Eat , Sleep, Study, Play and Others...( Duh...i think everybody does these things...OoLameee) I dun know what parents should do...but children...for example me, doesn't like to be nagged at or shouted at ( blah blah) soo, parents ... go think of a solution urself..i seriously have no idea!!! The END xD SLeep..sleeep...sleeeppp count sheeep sheep sheep ps..I'm trying to cre8 a guest book so that u can comment there...wait for awhile abit blur about how to do it=X
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