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Mother with a sleeping child in her arms

Anyone who’s cared for a young child will recognise the signs. They’ve had too little sleep or missed a nap, they’re cranky, tearful, and stroppy, and they can’t or won’t fall sleep. They are “overtired”. But is such a thing really possible – to be more tired than tired?

Professor Helen Ball's latest piece for The Conversation can be found here - https://theconversation.com/whats-really-going-on-when-a-child-is-overtired-and-how-to-help-them-go-to-sleep-194784

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