Afternoon naps may be bad for kids' sleep

AFTERNOON naps might be preventing your toddler from sleeping well at night, new research suggests.

YOU could be doing yourself a disservice by encouraging your toddler to have an afternoon nap, according to new research that indicates this can result in poor sleep at night.

PARENTS and childcare workers might love the reprieve an afternoon nap gives but researchers have found putting a child down for a kip after the age of two might be counter-productive.