相信每位父母也會同意，小朋友需要充足的睡眠。根據美國National Sleep Foundation的建議，6至13歲學齡期的小孩，每天應該要有9 至11 小時睡眠時間，但有研究發現，八成以上香港小學生的睡眠時間都「不達標」。有人以為，少睡一兩個小時，問題應該不大，但事實是否如此？
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