Children who get up early are more \”scary\” than children who stay up late

At noon, I listened to my colleagues in the office chatting. Sister Zhang complained: \”It\’s summer vacation and the mythical beasts have returned to their cages. I\’m really worried. My son has endless energy every day. Last night, he was still jumping on the bed.\” Brother Wang then complained: \”It\’s harmful. \”Your son is still young and can only skip a beat. My daughter has recently reached puberty and doesn\’t know what to do in the room every day. The lights are still on after twelve o\’clock.\” Speaking of \”staying up late,\” a colleague with children said. It was as if we suddenly found a common language. \”Not sleeping at night and unable to get up in the morning\” has become a common problem for many children, causing many problems in health, learning and even psychology, and causing great headaches for parents. And those children who develop the habit of getting up early are the ones who really win at the starting line. Staying up late is depleting oneself, while getting up early nourishes the body and mind. I often hear a saying: \”Early to bed and early to rise is good for good health.\” As we all know, staying up late has many dangers, but getting up early can help people start a day full of energy and even have a fruitful life. . However, the current sleep situation among teenagers and children is not optimistic. There is such a set of data in the \”2022 Chinese National Healthy Sleep White Paper\”. The survey shows that the average sleep time of high school students is only 6.5 hours, the average sleep time of junior high school students is 7.48 hours, and the average sleep time of elementary school students is 7.65 hours. None of the children and teenagers surveyed slept more than eight hours. Investigators also found that more than 60% of children and teenagers use their sleep time to play mobile phones, games and watch TV shows. As smartphone users become younger and the Internet becomes more popular, more and more children are unable to resist the temptation and choose to \”stay up late\” using electronic products. I once saw a survey. Researchers at Australia\’s Murdoch University spent four years tracking 1,101 students aged 13 to 16. Observe the relationship between their nighttime mobile phone use behavior, sleep behavior and changes in health status. Studies have found that children who use mobile phones more frequently at night have worse sleep quality. Not sleeping well further causes emotional problems such as inner depression and low self-esteem. In addition to using mobile phones, some children procrastinate on their homework and often have to write until very late; some children like to think at night and cannot fall asleep because their thoughts are racing; some children suffer from insomnia at a young age due to stress and other reasons. Obstacles, falling into the dilemma of wanting to sleep but not being able to sleep. No matter what the reason is, children who stay up late are generally listless and lose the vitality of teenagers. \”Child, did you sleep well?\” \”The book lists the dangers of staying up late to children. First, it affects the intellectual development of the brain. Children who often stay up late and don\’t get enough sleep have difficulty concentrating and have poor memory, which will have an impact on their intelligence and academic performance. The second is affecting growth and development. During sleep, the body secretes a large amount of growth hormone to promote bone growth and help children grow taller. Children who lack sleep for a long time will have their height seriously affected. Third, it is easy to get sick. Staying up late can cause immune system confusion, and children are prone to endocrine disorders, vision loss, gastrointestinal damage, and obesity. Fourth, it is easy to produce psychological problems. Children who lack sleep often show emotional problems such as irritability, irritability, difficulty calming, anxiety, depression, etc.Emotional problems are not conducive to the formation of good character. During our lifetime, sleep occupies nearly one-third of our time, and the quality of sleep directly affects the quality of our life. Especially in children and adolescents, only by sleeping well can we grow well, learn well, and live well. As the saying goes: \”Work at sunrise and rest at sunset.\” A healthy work and rest routine is one that conforms to the laws of nature. Children who stay up late are constantly consuming themselves. Getting up early is the simplest and most effective way to help children sleep well, nourish their physical and mental health, and gain a better life. How \”terrible\” are those children who get up early? Mr. Nan Huaijin said: \”Those who can control the morning can control life.\” At all times and in all countries, successful people have the habit of getting up early. Zeng Guofan, a famous official of a generation, got up before dawn for decades. When sharing the secret of self-cultivation with his younger brothers, he mentioned: \”Rise at dawn, and don\’t fall in love after waking up.\” Countless times at four o\’clock in the morning, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has been training on the court. After completing the exercise, he returns home to have breakfast with the children and take them to school. The writer Lu Xun got up early when he was young. In the morning, he often helped his mother with the housework before going to school. Once he was late for school and was criticized by his teacher, so he wrote the word \”morning\” on his desk to remind himself that he needed to get up earlier. Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, was also used to getting up early. He usually started his day\’s work around 6:00 in the morning. Without exception, getting up early is a common habit of successful people. And outstanding children also insist on getting up early. During the epidemic, senior high school students in Zhechuan, Henan Province had a violent outburst. In the news pictures, the sky was slightly bright in the early morning of February. On the huge rooftop, a young man wearing a black cotton-padded jacket sat on a small bench, facing a wall, and concentrated on doing questions. This is Xiaotong who is studying online on Tiantai. Xiaotong\’s family conditions are not good, but he works very hard and his grades are always among the top three in the school. Especially during my senior year of high school, I always insisted on getting up at 5:30 to study. Netizens said that this is a modern version of the inspirational story of \”cutting through walls to steal light\” and cheered him on. Although his parents could not bring him good material conditions and social resources. But getting up early gives Xiaotong more time than others. While others are still sleeping soundly, he has already started his day. After hard work, Xiaotong finally got admitted to a 985 university, chose the major he was interested in, and moved step by step towards the life he expected. There may not be much time in the morning, but if you accumulate less and make more, you can pave the way to your dreams. My friend Ah Hui had excellent grades while studying, had a successful career after working, and had a happy family. He was very enviable. During a chat, he said that he had been the first child in his class to open the door for six consecutive years in elementary school. Everyone was puzzled and asked him why he had to go so early. He said: \”I don\’t know if I can be the first in my studies. But I can get up earlier and on the way to study, at least I can be the first.\” In the subsequent studies, he made little progress and passed the exam. He reached first place, stayed first, and became what everyone calls an outstanding academic. Like Ah Hui, children who get up early often have upward motivation. They know exactly why they want to get up early. Because I have thisDue to their intrinsic drive, getting up early is never a chore for them. The book \”Little Habits\” points out: \”Getting up early can give people a sense of accomplishment and reduce guilt.\” Children who get up early can always arrange their day appropriately and are more likely to be satisfied with themselves. They are more calm because they are not in a hurry, and they are more confident because of their self-identity. All virtuous cycles, growth continues. Parents help their children develop the good habit of \”waking up early\” as mentioned in the book \”John Locke\’s Comprehensive Education\”: Children who get up early and do not sleep too much will not waste the best and most useful time of their lives in drowsiness when they grow up. middle. There are so many benefits to going to bed early, so how can we help our children develop the good habit of going to bed early? In fact, parents don’t need to be too anxious about this problem. There are many things we can do. Here are three ways to encourage parents. 1. Parents take the lead and create the best education atmosphere, which is to lead by example. In many families, children are reluctant to go to bed, often because their parents have the habit of staying up late. Imagine if a child sees his or her parents playing with mobile phones, eating late-night snacks, and watching TV every day, and then goes to bed in the morning and is unwilling to get up until midnight. They will also follow suit, playing and relaxing at night and lying in bed in the morning. Actor Gong Hanlin once shared his story. Once, when his son was about to go to school, he saw that his parents were still resting and they were very unconvinced. From that day on, Gong Hanlin and his wife set an example by insisting on getting up early to cook. Later, he said in an interview: \”My children go to school at 7 a.m., and we will get up early with our children even if we go to bed late.\” Yes, parents are their children\’s best teachers. If we want our children to go to bed early and get up early, we might as well start with ourselves. Having breakfast with your children, taking them to morning reading, and doing morning exercises can all create a good family atmosphere and influence your children in a subtle way. 2. Adjust your work and rest schedule and get up early without pain. Waking up early is never something that happens overnight. People who can get up early often have a regular schedule. The biggest \”enemy\” of getting up early is going to bed late. If your child goes to bed late, it will be difficult to get up the next day. As parents, we can work with our children to determine the ideal bedtime, and then sort out the day\’s schedule to find out the reasons for going to bed late. Some children take too long a nap and cannot sleep at night; some children like to eat or play games before going to bed and are too excited to fall asleep; some children linger before going to bed, taking a bath, brushing their teeth, and washing their face, delaying every step. Procrastination, bedtime is delayed again and again; some children stay up after going to bed, playing mobile phones, reading novels or playing games until very late… After identifying the problem, make targeted adjustments to the schedule to ensure that they can Go to bed before your target time. Children can get enough sleep if they go to bed early, and getting up will become less difficult. 3. Timely rewards to strengthen the effect. The book \”Montessori Early Education Method\” mentions: As long as the child shows good behavior, timely rewards should be given to strengthen and consolidate this behavior. Effective positive incentives can often help children maintain a good habit. Don’t miss every opportunity to reward them in time. When your children insist on getting up early for a period of time, you might as well try to give them some specific rewards.feedback. It can be praising and hugging the child with a smile before going out; it can be adding an extra dish that the child likes to eat on the dinner table; it can be quietly placing a long-awaited item on the child\’s desk; it can be planning a trip together Children have longed for family trips. No matter which way it is, it is all to tell the child that your parents see that you are working hard and that you are making progress and your parents are happy for you. I really like a saying: \”Those who are self-disciplined stand out, and those who are lazy are eliminated.\” Those children who get up early already have the initiative in life. Light \”Like\”, may our children be as vibrant as the newborn sun, full of vitality and hope, bursting with enthusiasm and energy.