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Minor Issues: More sleep makes for smarter and healthier kids
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One way to think about sleep in early childhood is that it helps to build up neural capacity and interconnections that are the foundation of a young brain.
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SINGAPORE – More than a decade ago, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared sleep deprivation a public health epidemic.
In the last 10 years, the situation has only worsened. With the rise of smartphones and addictive apps such as TikTok, Netflix and online games, people are getting less sleep than before.
