Lauren Hale|Lawrence M. Berger|Monique K. LeBourgeois|Jeanne Brooks?Gunn
A longitudinal study of preschoolers' language-based bedtime routines, sleep duration, and well-being.
Stony Brook University|University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Colorado Boulder|Columbia University
investigate associations caregiverreported use languagebased bedtime routines among preschoolers age 3 childrens nighttime sleep duration cognitive behavioral health outcomes age 5 furthermore wanted identify whether parental household characteristics help explain associations used data 4274 children birth age 5 drawn fragile families child wellbeing study ffcw longitudinal birth cohort study atrisk children born 1998 2000 20 us cities used ordinary least squares continuous outcomes logistic regressions dichotomous outcomes estimate associations languagebased bedtime routines age 3 sleep duration cognitive behavioral health outcomes age 5 net host child family background characteristics adjustment child family characteristics observed positive association languagebased bedtime routines nighttime sleep duration verbal test scores languagebased bedtime routines also inversely associated behavior problems anxious withdrawn aggressive behaviors positively associated better general health yet adjustment family background characteristics attenuated associations associations found languagebased bedtime routines obesity results confirmed using propensity score matching research suggests regular use languagebased bedtime routines including singing reading andor storytelling bedtime may lasting positive benefit childrens sleep duration cognitive development find little evidence benefit child behavior health