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By Maria Morava
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As parents of young children, every bit of sleep counts. Accordingly, one man has managed to stretch his and his wife's morning snooze just a few minutes longer.
A video posted to TikTok by @kators88 went viral for sharing her husband's heartwarming tactic to entertain their daughter's habit of early rising—without having to wake up themselves. Her husband has begun making their daughter videos with simple questions to ponder before she gets the day started. Since the video was posted on May 2, it has received over 190,000 views and over 18,000 likes.
"Our daughter gets up at an ungodly hour in the morning. My husband has started making videos for her to watch in the morning and ponder, so we can sleep," she captioned the video. "Wholesome green flag."
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In the video, her husband greets his daughter: "Good morning Mona. [I] wanted to say good morning and pose a question, maybe a nice nature question: Why do you think the sun is yellow, and not a different color? What color do you think it would be near if the sun was instead of yellow? Love you."
The act melted hearts online as a sweet gesture not only for his daughter, but for his wife and their collective sleep hygiene.
"I'm undone," @emilyhopegermain wrote. "I know it's so you can get a few more minutes sleeping, but this is so thoughtful and caring and lovely."
"Yep he's a unicorn! @bif2313 wrote. "That's so sweet, not only for your daughter, but thinking of ways to let you sleep in!"
"You can see him questioning about the sun question as he's asking it," @yesmynameississy wrote.
How much sleep do kids really need?
Research shows that poor sleep is common in children. As many as 50 percent of kids will experience a sleep problem, according to research published in the journal American Family Physician.
But how much sleep do young children really need? According to the Sleep Foundation, quite a lot.
Toddlers should get between 11 and 14 total hours of sleep, while preschool-aged children should get between 10 and 13 hours. These figures include naps.
Elementary school-aged children need a bit less, but not by much. They should be getting between 9 and 12 hours total each day, without naps.
The sleep struggle can be real for little ones, and some viewers of @kators88's video have grown to tell the tale: "This is a great idea. I was that kid, too," @gradysmama wrote. "My parents taught toddler-me how to put in a VHS tape and pour a small pitcher of milk for cereal."
Newsweek reached out to @kators88 for comment via TikTok.
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