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The Different Reasons Moms and Dads Lose Sleep Reveals the Problem with Working Parents

Mom losing sleep

Research shows this scenario is why so many moms are losing sleep.

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Most parents aren't strangers to sleepless nights, but new research suggests that moms and dads are losing shut-eye for different reasons.

A study titled from the found that European moms are more likely to lose sleep worrying about and tending to children. Meanwhile, fathers are typically kept up by concerns about work and the family’s finances.

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