Almost half of children will eat 3 or more chocolate eggs today

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By bedtime tonight 44 per cent of children will have gorged on three or more Easter eggs

That's according to a new survey by bed manufacturer, Silentnight.

Two in five children wake up early on Easter Sunday for a chocolatey breakfast.

Across the weekend, 98% of kids will eat chocolate eggs,.

Silentnight is advising that parents should also be mindful of potential sleep disruption, as increased sugar intake can have an impact on a nights' sleep.

Over one third of parents say the chocolate affects their child's sleep.