Sleep

[4getmenot]

Why as you get older do you need less sleep. Babies sleep all the time, toddlers need 13 to 14 hours a day, teenagers have lay ins whenever they can and elderly get up at the crack of dawn. Y?

[Octavius]

Wrong.

As we get older, we don't need less sleep, but we often get less sleep. That's because our ability to sleep for long periods of time and to get into the deep restful stages of sleep decreases with age. Older people have more fragile sleep and are more easily disturbed by light, noise, and pain. They also may have medical conditions that contribute to sleep problems. Going to bed at the same time every night and getting up at the same time every morning, getting exposure to natural outdoor light during the day, and sleeping in a cool, dark, quiet place at night may help.

[4getmenot]

Oh weird I've just been told its because when we are young we are still growing and need the extra energy to grow. And when we are older not much is going on so we dont get tired as much and less energy is needed. That does kinda make sense to me.

[happy_face]

yes I've also heard that it's when you're still growing like with any animal

[redcrx]

its probably a bit of both. Certainly the older i get the less i seem to be able to sleep in. Good job really with an 11 month old lol

[Hellion]

Children/teenagers actually grow while they are asleep whixh is why it's so essential. I know the reason I sleep less is I'm always worrying about something (I blame the media!)

[tomtech]

i think the elderly get up at the crack of dawn because they want to make the most of every day, or they need a wee. we all know that the older you get the faster time flies by. thats why im not going to bed yet im going to open another bottle of wine, and im only 53. you should try to get the most you can out of each day cause you never know whats around the corner. and who is this dawn bird anyway?