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Radio 4,1 min

Tanya Byron:"It's as if sleep isn't respected anymore"

Woman's Hour

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It is estimated that there are two million children and young people in the UK suffering from sleep disorders. Professor Tanya Byron joins Jenni Murray to talk about the importance of developing good sleep behaviour for children and why scientists believe we are in the midst of an unspoken public health crisis due to escalating levels of sleep deprivation.

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