A new study says young children who don’t have a regular bedtime behave worse than kids who go to sleep at the same time each night.
The report, published October 14 in the journal Pediatrics, found that 7-year-olds who had inconsistent bedtimes are rated as being more hyperactive than their better-rested peers, and as having more social, emotional and conduct problems.
The results also said that the more years without a firm bedtime, the worse the behavior grew over time. But the good news is that children’s behavior noticeably improved when they switched to a scheduled bedtime.
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