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Parents Blamed for Children's Sleep Problems


10 April 2008
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Experts say the more parents interfere with the process of falling asleep at bedtime, the more likely that child is going to be dependent on the parent in order to fall asleep
Recent studies show that children who do not get enough sleep tend to have some emotional problems as well as weight gain later in life. As VOA's Melinda Smith reports, the research seems to blame the parents.

 

 

 

 

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