Additionally, school feeding programs are increasingly being viewed as a potential safety net and as a social support measure that helps keep children in school.
The first REM sleep period usually occurs about 70 to 90 minutes after we fall asleep. A complete sleep cycle takes 90 to 110 minutes on average. The first sleep cycles each night contain relatively short REM periods and long periods of deep sleep.
- REM sleep is positively correlated with brain development. Therefore, function of REM may be to help with brain development which is why people fall back to REM sleep when their sleep is interrupted. - Organisms whose brains are developing spend more time in REM sleep (Babies tend to spend alot of time in REM).