Hectic lives rob kids of...

Hectic lives rob kids of sleep and health: "What's particularly troubling to physicians is that parents are often behind these problemsthey simply don't make routine bedtime a priority. Many are hectic, sleep-starved people themselves, and they forget that children are not miniature adults; kids are hit much harder by sleep deprivation. 'If you are keeping your child up until 11 p.m. for family time, you need to re-examine your life.' says child psychotherapist Barbara Braun-McDonald of Brewster, Mass."

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Posted: September 05, 2002