Some of our children seem to have really late bedtimes and arrive tired and listless in the mornings. Also, parents often ask us to keep their child awake and not let them have a nap during the day so that they will sleep at night. How do we juggle parents' and children's needs in the advice we give about sleep and bedtimes?
Our understanding of sleep has developed significantly as neuroscientific research has progressed. Whereas sleep used to be thought of purely as a restful time, we now recognise it is actually a very active time for the brain.
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