Study: It Is Exhausting For Women To Live With Children

A study shows that living with children is a complex task. Or at least it’s a tiring one. But it seems that not everyone assumes parenthood in the same way. According to a recent study , living with children can be especially exhausting for mothers, but not for fathers.

Apparently, taking care of children is not perceived in the same way by adults. The impact of living with children varies between men and women. We have found this out thanks to a survey that was conducted via several telephone surveys.

This study, which was developed by the American Academy of Neurology in collaboration with the University of South Georgia, interviewed nearly 6,000 people. The conclusion? Having children creates chaos in the sleeping pattern, but it especially affects women.

A study on living with children has created controversy

This study consulted both men and women. They were asked how many hours they slept, knowing that 8 hours was ideal and less than 6 hours was insufficient. They also asked how many days they had felt tired in the last month.

These data were supplemented with basic sociodemographic information: age, income, marital status, BMI, exercise habits, work status, and number of children. All of these were also relevant factors.

The latter were considered vectors that may have been related to sleep deprivation. But the results were controversial. The echo of their response was those who had a harsh impact on every country in the world.

It was that among adult women who participated in the study, the only factor associated with sleep was the presence of children in the home. In fact, the chance of sleep deprivation increased by 50% for every child in the house.

Thus, this study showed that living with children is related to the amount of time for sleep available to women. Likewise, it has a strong influence on how often they feel tired. The mothers said they felt tired about 15 days each month. This number dropped if women did not have children.

On the contrary, they discovered that fathers were not affected by having children. But according to researchers Tara Haelle and Emily Willingham, the current reality is somewhat different. Mothers sleep more than fathers as they correct the lack of sleep during the day when fathers are at work.

To sleep well, or not sleep well – that’s the question

According to this study, it’s obviously not about who sleeps the most or the least. It is a question of the quality of sleep. Who sleeps best is therefore the question one should ask. The lack of data referring to the method in this controversial study cannot be ignored.

According to a study published by Armando, mothers may sleep longer. But, it is worth considering that they rest in a more fragmented way. It is biological causes that make women more likely to get up at night, even with a growing interest in paternal engagement.

It is precisely this last aspect, the simple biological aspect, that will make sense in the conclusion of this new study. This will explain why mothers feel more tired than other women who get the same number of hours of sleep.

It is not a good rest if you wake up often. When this is repeated several times each night, mothers are not allowed to enjoy a restful sleep that they really need. Therefore, there is no way to feel rested.

Since every home is its own universe and every family is a world, we want to hear your opinion. What do you think of this study? Share your opinion with us!

This study will no doubt continue to be brought to the fore for a long time.