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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Martin Winter

Parents' top tips to help excitable children get to sleep on Christmas Eve

More than half of parents reckon their child will struggle to fall asleep on Christmas Eve due to excitement about the big day – but have shared their top tips to get little ones to nod off faster.

Almost two in five mums and dads (38%) will keep their kids engaged in active play throughout the day on December 24th, to make sure they are worn out by bedtime.

And 21% tell their youngsters that Santa can't come down the chimney until they are fast asleep, according to the poll of 2,000 parents, of 3-12-year-olds.

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