Parents and professionals can all agree that lack of sleep causes changes in a child’s behavior. A study published in Pediatrics states that children who don’t get enough sleep are prone to crankiness and tantrums. They go on to say that lack of sleep causes a delay in brain maturation. This delay makes it difficult for children to control certain behaviors.
The Associate Director of the Sleep Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Jodi Mindell, states, “In fact, not getting enough sleep really affects every aspect of a child’s well-being and functioning.”