Sleep, cognition, and behavioral problems in school-age children: a century of research meta-analyzed.

By R. Astill, K. B. van der Heijden, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, E. V. van Someren. Psychological bulletin, 2012

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Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine on the Recommended Amount of Sleep for Healthy Children: Methodology and Discussion (2016, positive): “79 Shorter sleep duration has been linked to school-aged children’s and adolescents’ attention problems, 49,59,63,80 restless/impulsive behavior 48 ( 9 hours) and deterioration in vigilance 60 (30-minute sleep restriction).”
Age and gender-related neurophysiological changes in sleep and wake states during childhood (2026, unknown): “Indeed, although literature on the beneficial effects of sleep on memory in children remains inconclusive, especially regarding sleep duration (Astill et al., 2012; Wilhelm et al., 2012), sleep spindles and SWS have at multiple times been linked to better memory and executive functions in children…”