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Nighty Night Without a Fight
Developing Healthy Bedtime Routines for Toddlers
By April E. Clark
The Obesity Connection
A recent study in the International Journal of Obesity reports the less sleep children receive each night, the more likely they will become obese. With 13 percent of children aged 6 to 11 and 14 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 19 considered overweight, according to the U.S. Surgeon General's office, parents of toddlers should not take such study results lightly. Along with a variety of health problems, the National Sleep Foundation warns of sleep disorders that may develop from obesity. "With the increasing rates of obesity in children, it's likely there will also be an increase in sleep apnea," says Dr. Jodi Mindell, a pediatric sleep expert and associate director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia.
