Bedtime routine interventions improved maternal mood, maternal confidence, and, in one study, marital satisfaction, beyond child sleep outcomes¶
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q3 i? In the Adams and Rickert study of 36 toddlers and preschoolers with bedtime tantrums, families implementing a bedtime routine reported significant improvements in marital satisfaction, whereas comparison intervention and control families did not. → Mindell Jodi A. 2018
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Mindell Jodi A. 2018¶
Mindell Jodi A., Williamson Ariel A. (2018). Benefits of a bedtime routine in young children: Sleep, development, and beyond. Sleep medicine reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2017.10.007
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The review reports the randomized study of "36 toddlers and preschoolers who exhibited bedtime tantrums" assigned to positive bedtime routine, graduated extinction, or control. No effect size is printed.
"Adams and Rickert [68] found that families who implemented a bedtime routine to reduce bedtime tantrums reported significant improvements in marital satisfaction, whereas those in the comparison intervention and control conditions did not."
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Related Claims¶
- A consistent bedtime routine is associated with better sleep outcomes in young children, with a dose-dependent relationship between nights per week of routine adherence and sleep benefits — related
- Randomized assignment to a 3-step bedtime routine improved infant and toddler sleep outcomes relative to control — related
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Bedtime routine interventions improved maternal mood, maternal confidence, and, in one study, marital satisfaction, beyond child sleep outcomes |
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Bedtime routine interventions improved maternal mood, maternal confidence, and, in one study, marital satisfaction, beyond child sleep outcomes |
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review |
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2018 |
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