Sleep is the period when the body recovers. Waking a child repeatedly throughout the night disrupts the deep sleep stages — and it is precisely in those stages that growth hormone is released.
Posture is controlled while awake, through proper exercise and a proper environment — not during sleep.
We look not at where the pain is, but at where it comes from.
— Dr. Elfana Suleymanova, Center Director · Internist and osteopathic physician
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Sources and further reading
- Baby development — NHS (Böyük Britaniya)
- NHS Start for Life — guide for ages 0–5 — NHS (Böyük Britaniya)