India, July 12 -- Sleep is a crucial part of a child's physical and mental development. Young minds develop best if they get ample sleep. Sleep also has a direct impact on an infant's and a toddler's mood and health, lead to a happier and healthier child. Additionally, cognitive abilities, alertness, resiliency, and mood are all impacted by sleep patterns.

Even vocabulary acquisition, learning, and memory power are enhanced by good sleep. In early infancy, sleep plays a crucial role. Napping is essential for maintaining executive attention, consolidating memory, and developing motor skills. A child with disturbed or irregular sleep patterns may exhibit crankiness and irritability.

Dr Arun Kumar N, Paediatrician and Intensivist, Natus Wo...