Can Parents Keep Up With The Times?

Children who get more sleep cope better

Children who get more sleep cope better. A Canadian study included 34 students ages 7-11 who had no sleep, academic or behavior problems. For 1 week half of the students averaged 27 more minutes of sleep nightly and half averaged 54 minutes less. Their teachers - not knowing the students' sleep status - reported the children getting less sleep were more impulsive and irritable, as well as quick to cry, lose their temper or get frustrated. Although each child is different, elementary school children usually need 10-11 hours of sleep. By not monitoring their children's sleep, parents could be "sleeping on the job".

Children with mental health disorders are more likely to become bullies. According to the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, 15% of children were identified as bullies by a parent or a guardian; and those children were more than twice as likely to experience depression, anxiety or attention deficit disorder requiring a mental health intervention. They were 6 times more likely to be diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. Also bullies often continued the cycle of social abuse they experienced themselves. The dictionary defines a bully as someone who hurts or intimidates those who are weaker. It seems bullies hurt too.

Boys in America - like girls - are reaching puberty earlier. In a study published in the journal Pediatrics, 212 practitioners nationwide examined more than 4,100 boys ages 6-16, noting genital size and pubic hair appearance. In 2012 boys are reaching puberty 6 months-2 years earlier than before. Boys are now starting puberty at ages 9 and 10. Because the change has been too fast to be genetic, obesity or environmental chemicals may be the problem. The good news is boys still seem to be reaching sexual maturity at the same age as in the past - not in "ele-men-tary" school.

And there are more reasons teenagers should wait to have sex. In 2010 the CDC surveyed 6,300 teens and young adults. Forty-seven percent of females ages 15-19 and 44% of males had had vaginal intercourse. For ages 20-24 it was 87% of females and 85% of males. To see the impact of first sex on later life, the researchers analyzed a study of 1,659 same-sex, sibling pairs from age 16 to age 29. Those over 19 when they first had intercourse were likelier to have more education, higher household incomes and less unhappiness in committed relationships. Sexperts aren't born - they're "grown".

by: Knight Pierce Hirst

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