Expert: Napping after age 2 ‘spoils’ kids’ sleep

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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.”

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