2026-05-29
Sleep Rhythms Changed by Smartphones and COVID: The Secret to Curing a Child’s Insomnia with This One Thing
Discover how a simple change in physical activity cured a child's insomnia and improved growth, learning, and family health in the post-COVID era.
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This is Checkup-Gaja.
Do you remember being so excited the night before a school trip that you couldn’t fall asleep?
As time goes by, there are nights when we can’t sleep for reasons quite different from those childhood memories.
Today, I want to share the story of an elementary school student who suffered from sleepless nights and their journey to escaping insomnia.
Many parents tend to dismiss it as simple fussiness when a child won’t sleep at night, but pediatric and adolescent insomnia is a condition that can have a fatal impact on growth.
The child in this story spent almost six days a week indoors, leading to a drastic decrease in activity levels and a severe lack of sunlight during the day.
Furthermore, the tension and stress of having to go to school the next day added up, causing the child to toss and turn in bed until past 11 PM in distress.
When sleep deprivation continues like this, it leads to a lack of focus during school classes, eventually resulting in a decline in learning ability and memory.
Actual medical test results showed that the child had a typical ‘night owl’ tendency and a delicate, sensitive temperament, requiring a special solution to relax and release stress.
The first prescription was home training—moving the body joyfully both indoors and outdoors to raise the heart rate and release energy.
The family started exercising together, from routines that maximize calorie burning by strengthening lower body and core muscles to full-body aerobic exercises.
In particular, ‘sweet sleep stretching’ before bed, which relaxes the entire body and releases tension, was a huge help in activating the secretion of melatonin, the sleep-inducing hormone.
The most important change was the effort of the entire family.
They changed the habit of buying late-night snacks and instead gathered in the living room to enjoy exercise like a game.
As a result of consistent exercise prescriptions for two weeks, the child’s daily life changed remarkably.
The time spent tossing and turning before falling asleep was drastically reduced, and the quality of sleep improved significantly.
No matter how much healthy food parents provide or how many aromatic candles they light, the most powerful key to curing insomnia was ultimately regular exercise suited to the child’s physical level.
Neglecting insomnia or irregular sleep patterns in children can lead to decreased growth hormone secretion, weakened immunity, and even childhood obesity, so caution is required.
If your child is particularly unable to sleep or seems fatigued, check if they are lacking physical activity and try starting home workouts together as a family.
Regular checkups are essential to ensure proper growth, development, and health from childhood and adolescence.
Start planning your child’s health management with Checkup-Gaja today!
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