Lack of a good night's sleep has been shown to have an adverse effect on children's daytime behaviour, as Harriet Griffey reports. You can help parents with our cut-out guide
Recent research, widely reported in the national press, has shown that tired children do not cope well with life. While this may come as no surprise, what is shocking is the number of children affected. Professor Gregory Stores, head of research into child sleep disorders at Oxford University, has described it as 'an epidemic of sleeplessness that is way above levels usually expected.' An estimated 20 per cent of children aged between one and three, and 10 per cent between four and five, have difficulty either settling or staying asleep.
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