Irregular Sleep Habits of Parents Are Associated with Increased Sleep Problems and Daytime Sleepiness of Children

Komada, Yoko; Adachi, Naomi; Matsuura, Noriko; Mizuno, Koh; Hirose, Kazuhiro; Aritomi, Ryoji; Shirakawa, Shuichiro

doi:10.1620/tjem.219.85

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“…The father's daily schedule had little or no effect on children's sleep habits. Our previous study also showed that mothers' sleep habits have a stronger influence on their children's sleep than fathers' sleep habits (Komada et al 2009). These findings are due to the fact that the mother is still the main caregiver in Japan, suggesting that children's sleep habits are influenced more by the mother's schedule rather than her philosophy about how the children should be raised, as evaluated by the PBI.…”

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“…Among children who are predominantly Caucasian, the most common behavior occurring at bedtime is falling asleep independently in their own bed (57%), but the rate is clearly lower (4%) in children living in predominantly Asian regions (Mindell et al 2010). Our previous study showed that parents of 1-to 5-year-old children with evening irregular sleep had significantly more irregular sleep habits than parents of children with morning regular sleep (Komada et al 2009). …”

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“…Sleep habits and sleep behavior in children are influenced by many factors; e.g., biological, psychological, cultural, social, and family factors (Stores 1999;Liu et al 2003;Komada et al 2009). A recent study suggested that parents have a significant influence on the time of sleep onset and sleep maintenance for young children, with significant differences in parenting behaviors across cultural groups (Mindell et al 2010).…”

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Short Sleep Duration and Irregular Bedtime Are Associated with Increased Behavioral Problems among Japanese Preschool-Age Children

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Okajima

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Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Sleep problems are known to be risk factors for subsequent emotional and behavioral difficulties in childhood and adolescence. To date, there has been no study investigating the relationships between sleep habits and behavioral problems in a large nonclinical sample of preschool age children. The aim of this study was to examine these relationships and factors associated with the sleep habits of preschool age (2 to 5 year old) children. Their mothers (n = 1,746) completed a multiple-choice questionnaire about the sleep habits and behavior problems of their children, as well as their own sleep habits and working hours at Tokyo metropolitan public nursery schools. The short sleep duration group showed significantly higher aggressive scores than the long sleep duration group among 2-to 3-year-old children, and the irregular bedtime group showed significantly higher aggressive and attention problem scores than the regular bedtime group among 4-to 5-year-old children. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that children's late bedtime was associated with their mother's late waking-up time, and late schedule of both the mother's leaving and returning home. This study recognized an association between behavioral problems and poor sleep habits among preschool-age children. It is important for children to sleep regularly and adequately in order to decrease their behavior problems. In conclusion, appropriate management of children's sleep by their mothers is necessary for promoting sleep-related health of children.

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Short Sleep Duration and Irregular Bedtime Are Associated with Increased Behavioral Problems among Japanese Preschool-Age Children

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“…Ultimately, raising the awareness of and focusing attention on healthy sleep in the pediatric population can benefit the whole family and if adopted in childhood, may help set the stage for lifelong healthy sleep. 21 unhealthy sleep practices, such as lack of regular bed and wake times, late bedtimes, and the presence of electronics in the bedroom. In particular, parents appeared inadequately informed regarding appropriate sleep amounts in children of different ages, and were much more likely to underestimate than overestimate sleep needs.…”

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Caregivers' Knowledge, Behavior, and Attitudes Regarding Healthy Sleep in Young Children

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2011

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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Study Objectives: To examine sleep health knowledge and beliefs and their relationship to sleep practices in a community sample of caregivers of young children. Methods: A convenience sample of caregivers visiting a museum on one of 2 consecutive weekend days completed a brief parent-report survey on child sleep habits and parental basic sleep knowledge and beliefs and attitudes regarding sleep as a health behavior. Results: Of the 253 analyzable surveys (response rate 80%; mean age of index child 3.4 ± 2.0 years), 23% of children did not have a consistent bedtime, 25% had a bedtime later than 9 pm, 23% had at least one electronic device in the bedroom, and 56% frequently fell asleep with an adult present. Both positive and negative sleep habits tended to cluster together. Children who had irregular and late bedtimes were more than twice as likely to obtain insuffi cient sleep that those with regular and early bedtimes (OR 2.30, 2.45). While 25% of children were getting less than the recommended sleep amount for age, just 13% of parents believed that their child was getting insuffi cient sleep. Lack of knowledge regarding the potential negative impact of specifi c sleep practices was associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in those practices. Conclusions:The results of this survey study of a generally well-educated sample of caregivers suggest that there are clear parental knowledge gaps regarding healthy sleep in young children and supports the need for increased sleep health education.

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“…The mother’s sleep habits may have a strong influence on their children’s sleep as well [18]. In turn, JIA may affect the health of primary caregivers as well, mainly by stress and psychological symptoms [19].…”

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The role of sleep in Juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients and their caregivers

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a chronic disease that may lead to various consequences for patients and caregivers, especially in relation to sleep quality. Sleep is an essential process for homeostasis of the organism. In general, caregivers of children with JIA are more susceptible to these sleep disorders and a lower quality of life. This impairment in sleep can potentially affect the health of caregiver. For this reason, it is very important to continue to evaluate the quality of sleep in caregivers and how to support these JIA children’s caregivers more effectively.

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Irregular Sleep Habits of Parents Are Associated with Increased Sleep Problems and Daytime Sleepiness of Children

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