This weekend there has been the change of time that has given us 60 more minutes. But, To what extent does the time change affect children?
I believe that to the same extent that some adults do not affect them at all and others do cause certain, mild and transient disorders. I would say that the effects of the time change on children are not so much about this time over the weekend but because of the new "winter time" from now on.
The time change is made as a measure of energy saving, although it seems to many that they take away an hour of sun and that it is too late at night. And we feel a kind of "mini jet-lag" that we find it hard to get used to.
The hours in the park at sunset or the walks until dinner time are over. A routine more appropriate to winter, cold and night is imposed. And according to surveys, a high percentage of the population says they feel sadder at this time of year. The melancholy of winter ...
And it is that various studies show that people are happier, more energetic and less likely to get sick on long and bright summer days, while their mood tends to decrease (and anxiety and depression to intensify) during the days shorter and gray winter.
Although the time change may cause some effects on the central nervous system and cause sleep disturbances, such as insomnia or morning fatigue, as well as irritable or depressed states, these effects are transient and immediately the body becomes accustomed to the new schedule.
The small imbalances produced by the hours of sleep and the cycle of light in the day, are shortly absorbed by our body, which adapts to the new situation in less than a week.
According to experts, seasonal changes in time are usually accused by older people and children and in many individuals the disorders are more psychological than organic. Some children may suffer a certain attention deficit in the first few days, probably due to sleep disorders.
The time change often goes unnoticed for children, but if there is any small disorder, it will soon return to normal. The most difficult thing is to get used to that at six in the afternoon either at night ... Well, there is less for spring.
