Comment by nradov
2 years ago
I'm not saying any of that is wrong but is it really necessary? My kids are older but they've been in competitive travel club sports for years and most days they're tired enough in the evening that falling asleep is no problem. We don't bother with anything about lights or controlled breathing or whatever.
Are they getting enough sleep? If they need an alarm clock, they aren’t. I was surprised that less than 20% of 12th graders in our large metro county report getting 8 hours on school nights. The AAP recommendation is 8-10 hours a night for ages 13-18, that’s just flights less than the 9-12 hours for ages 6 to 12. Deep sleep can be enough to survive but it’s not enough to thrive (for most people).
Probably occasionally sleep deprived. If you have a tournament today and a school project due tomorrow then sometimes you have to sacrifice a little sleep. It's not ideal but it's part of learning time management and how to operate as an adult in the real world. There are always trade-offs.
Yeah all of these modern "hacks" for sleep can be trumped with just being an active person who gets up at a reasonable time, child or adult.
Something I observed while spending time in India with my wife's families is how no one follows any sleep schedule. Everyone from babies, to toddlers, kids, and adults are just really busy all day with various chores (the younger ones with just play of course). Once night rolls around, people just start falling asleep, anywhere they are, even in a crowded room with the lights on and people chatting, and sleep like a rock until the morning. Then you do it all again the next day. Theres also no "sleeping in." By 7:30-8 AM everyone is up and busy with something
I think the idleness of modern culture has created a lot of the "insomnia" we hear about, which is just a mind that seeks some sort of stimulation at night after being disengaged all day.
I am having trouble picturing this. They do not sleep in bedrooms? Or is this just during a big gathering or party? (Or is everyday a gathering?)
While I was there it was obviously a gathering, but for any event, and India being so huge, everyone comes from all over the country. They stay for 1-2 weeks minimum, no hotel rooms.
So people are staying 4-5 families per house. Everyone just sleeps on couches, floor mats, moms & babies get the beds. etc...
But besides that its just a community based culture. Family, cousins, neighbors are always over... there are maids/helpers staying over.