Mums and dads who struggle to get their children to settle down at night should enforce strict rules to settle them down, according to one expert.Psychotherapist Angelika Schlarb, of the University of Tuebingen in Germany, spoke to Deutsche Press-Agentur, saying sleep problems tend to develop in children who can't get to sleep within 30 minutes of going to bed, meaning parents need to take a firm hand.She said if little ones continually get up or claim they are awake due to being hungry or thirsty, "then there's usually a power struggle going on".She added: "In some cases, the parents are incapable of setting borders or limits. Give them clear rules, like the number of bedtime stories allowed, and then stand by those rules."Kids health has said children aged six to nine should get about 10 hours of sleep, while little ones aged 10 to 12 need just over nine hours.
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