A language-based bedtime routine at age 3 predicted longer nighttime sleep duration at age 5 and higher language abilities and receptive vocabulary at age 5¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In a sample of 4274 predominantly lower SES US children, a language-based bedtime routine (reading, story-telling, singing) at age 3 predicted increased nighttime sleep duration at age 5 by about 0.2 h, after controlling for child, maternal, and household characteristics. → Mindell Jodi A. 2018 q3 i? A language-based bedtime routine at age 3 significantly predicted higher language abilities and receptive vocabulary at age 5, but results were attenuated when age-3 language and vocabulary scores were included in the model. → Mindell Jodi A. 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

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

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Prospective study reported in the review: Hale et al. followed "4274 predominantly lower SES children in the United States," finding the routine predicted sleep duration at age 5. No effect size is printed.

"having a language-based bedtime routine at age 3 y was predictive of increased nighttime sleep duration at age 5, by about 0.2 h. No other sleep outcomes were assessed."

Mindell Jodi A. 2018 (2)¶

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

q3 · i? · review · r2

The same prospective Hale et al. study linked age-3 language-based routines to age-5 language and vocabulary, with attenuation when baseline language was modeled. No effect size is printed.

"Even after controlling for child and family socio-demographic characteristics, having a language-based bedtime routine at age three years significantly predicted higher language abilities and receptive vocabulary at age five years. These results were attenuated when age three years language and vocabulary scores were included in the model."

Discussion¶

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