Hyperactivity Associated With Shorter Nights For Young Boys

According to new research at the Université de Montréal, hyperactive boys don’t get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition

The research team found that boys (more than girls) whose mothers had low education, insufficient family income and whom were comforted outside the bed or joined the parental bed after an awakening at night when they were young were more at risk of having both short sleep duration and high hyperactivity.

Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a large sample of children and to study the link between lack of sleep and hyperactivity.