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Letter: Perhaps we all need to take a toddler-style siesta

Published 20 August 2025

From Sam Edge, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK

It is no surprise to me that napping during the day by pre-schoolers doesn’t significantly impair education, reduce nighttime slumber or lead to involuntary insomnia in parents. That such research is required might baffle those who lead a traditional Mediterranean lifestyle(26 July, p 18). Perhaps we should take a leaf out of our toddlers’ book and join them in an after-lunch siesta!

Issue no. 3557 published 23 August 2025

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