Symptoms of sleep deprivation in children
Sleep deprivation affects children in different ways to adults. Sleepy children tend to ‘speed up’ rather than slow down. Symptoms include:
Moodiness and irritability
Temper tantrums
The tendency to emotionally ‘explode’ at the slightest provocation
Over-activity and hyperactive behaviour
Daytime naps
Grogginess when they wake up in the morning
Reluctance to get out of bed in the morning.