Many parents will disagree, but at least one expert is saying that napping after age two can actually spoils a child’s nighttime sleep.

In a new report, an Australian professor says, “Daytime sleep is not a response to poor night sleep, but rather precedes poor night sleep.”

Read more about the study, on Today.com

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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