HEALTH HACKS

KEEP YOUR TOT IN A COT FOR A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP

SLEEPING in a cot until three years old encourages youngsters to sleep well, according to a new study.

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, studied 1,900 parents of children aged 18 months to 36 months and found that delaying the transfer from cot to bed for as long as possible benefited toddlers’ sleep.

Compared to children sleeping in a bed, toddlers who slept in cots for the first 36 months of life were more likely to sleep soundly.

Parents of children of all ages who slept in cots noted children falling asleep sooner, sleeping longer and resisting less at bedtime.