Parenting services may be an opportunity for improving bedtime routines among at-risk preschoolers
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Several interventions aimed at improving children's sleep behaviors have been successful. However, a less expensive alternative with broader coverage might be for existing parenting programs to incorporate sleep promotion into their curricula. This study examines approximately 1,800 low-income children according to whether their mothers received 5 types of parenting services in the child's first 3 years of life: case management, home visiting, parent-child groups, parenting classes, and parenting support groups. Children whose mothers participated in a parent-child group or parenting class by the child's 10th month of life, or in case management between the child's 11th and 19th months of life, were more likely to have a regular bedtime at age 3. Children whose mother participated in a parent-child group between the child's 11th and 19th months of life were more likely to have a regular bedtime routine (i.e., bathing or reading a story) at age 3. Home visiting and parent support groups were not associated with children's sleep-related behaviors. Further research should explore the potential for integrating sleep-related behaviors into the curriculum for case management, parent-child groups, and parenting classes in children's first 3 years of life.
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Instituting a healthy bedtime routine may be particularly beneficial for promoting healthy outcomes in at-risk populations, such as socioeconomically disadvantaged young children and their families, as developing positive routines can act as a buffer against family stress and promote better outcomes.
“instituting a healthy bedtime routine may be particularly beneficial for promoting healthy outcomes in at-risk populations, such as socioeconomically disadvantaged young children and their families [25,138], as developing positive routines can act as a buffer against family stress and promote better outcomes.”
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- Authors
- Martin, A., Barajas, R. G., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Hale, L.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- National Center for Children and Families, Teachers College, Columbia University
- State University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hale, Lauren
- Venue
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-09-30
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 237-242
- ISSN
- 1540-2002 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-2010
- PMC
- PMC3197814
- OpenAlex
- W2093419676
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD047879, R21HD060208)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- bedtime routines, parent training, case management, home visiting, parent-child groups, parenting classes, parent support groups, low-income children, preschool children, sleep promotion
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Poverty, Sleep, Parenting
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