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IMAGE: A team of researchers including UD Assistant Professor Lauren Covington found that children from households with greater poverty had more overall inconsistent sleep onset times. Those with more inconsistent bedtimes. view more
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Establishing a consistent sleep schedule for a toddler can be one of the most challenging aspects of child rearing, but it also may be one of the most important.
Research findings from a team including Lauren Covington, an assistant professor in the University of Delaware School of Nursing, suggest that children with inconsistent sleep schedules have higher body mass index (BMI) percentiles. Their findings, published in the
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