As most parents know, their children’s bedtime problems are a parent’s bedtime problem! However, recent research found in the current issue of the journal of Pediatrics gives us more information on the impact of parents and mothers in particular. This study had more than 10,000 families participating and results clearly indicate that both parent’s emotional well-being and physical health are significantly impacted by their child’s lack of sleep. Overall, mothers appeared to be particularly affected, the study found. Whereas only infant sleep problems were linked to poorer health among fathers, sleep difficulties at any age seemed to affect mothers’ physical and psychological well-being. 

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