does a childs body grow when it is not sleeping?

Question

is it sleep or darkness that stimulates a body to grow, or a mixture of both. if a child sleeps only in bright light will this slow the growth?

Answer 1

We are all constantly going through a state of cellular birth and death - this happens all the time whether we are adults of children. It is a myth to think that because we are resting that the body will grow more.

For all animals. growth is more attuned to the seasons - we tend to grow faster during the spring / summer than during the autumn (fall) / winter primarily due to the abundance of food

Answer 2

In humans, I think sleep and darkness have little to do with growth.