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HuckleB

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3. Sleep issues need to be the focus of more research.
Sat Jan 7, 2012, 12:02 PM
Jan 2012

They may be undermining huge swaths of the population.

Here's another recent study on the matter:

Naps cut anxiety, up problem solving in tots
http://scienceblog.com/51377/naps-cut-anxiety-up-problem-solving-in-tots/

From the article: “Many young children today are not getting enough sleep, and for toddlers, daytime naps are one way of making sure their ‘sleep tanks’ are set to full each day,” she said. “This study shows insufficient sleep in the form of missing a nap taxes the way toddlers express different feelings, and, over time, may shape their developing emotional brains and put them at risk for lifelong, mood-related problems.”

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