Do Gifted Children Need Less Sleep?
Do Gifted Children Need Less Sleep? My 12 yr old son falls into the gifted range. Even as a baby he never seemed to require much sleep but he really struggles with insomnia now. He wants to sleep but can’t seem to “turn off his brain.” Is this common with gifted kids?Answer: One of the first things parents of gifted kids notice is that their children don’t seem to need much sleep. Of course, they might not know when their child is an infant that the child is gifted, even though other signs of giftedness might be there. What they do know, however, is that their kids don’t seem to sleep as much as other kids do. The hours they sleep during the night are less, their naps are shorter, and the age at which they give up naps comes sooner. Although gifted kids seem to be able to function quite well with less sleep than their age mates, they can sometimes have a difficult time getting to sleep. Many kids describe it as being unable to shut o
