If you have not already done so, please read Blog Posts 1 through 5 that describe how sleep is important and beneficial. I will post specific information for parents and children based on my book, “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.” Please do not be put off by my book’s length. This is a reference book. Read only the topic of interest to you.
From a 2024 paper by Professor Monica Gori on the developmental trajectory of the sleeping brain:
“From birth, sleep enhances brain development…Sleep plays a crucial role in brain development, sensory information processing, and consolidation.”
For more on how healthy sleep stimulates healthy brain development:
Blog Posts 148–151 and 200.
