US News & World Report examines the issue of sleep deprivation among children and offers tips to get them back to a normal sleep schedule for school.
The start of school is a critical time to get kids adjusted to a consistent sleep schedule. Most children become used to staying up a little later and sleeping in more frequently during the summer, but as school approaches it’s important to move bedtime up and get back into a routine. Inadequate sleep is a frequent problem that worsens as school starts, and it’s a problem that leads to both tired kids and parents – a very unhealthy combination.
