Clinicians query for consistency in sleep routines and schedules and discuss sleep health with families before formal schooling entry as preventative support for school readiness¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

A strategy in which pediatricians and clinicians use pre-kindergarten well-child interactions to query families about consistency of sleep routines and schedules, and to provide targeted education and support for optimal sleep health. The article states "it may be useful for clinicians to query for consistency in sleep routines and schedules as a general preventative measure and as a possible avenue for support." It further notes that "The interactions pediatricians have with families prior to children's entry in formal schooling represent key opportunities for targeted education and support for optimal sleep health promotive of school readiness skill development."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires clinician-parent discussions during the period prior to children's entry in formal schooling
• Requires querying families about sleep routine and schedule consistency

Constraints¶

• Parents might not consider sleep health to be a primary concern
• Parents might not be fully aware of linkages between optimal sleep health and language and social-emotional-behavioral competencies

Target Learners¶

• Pre-kindergarteners from racially/ethnically diverse, low-income backgrounds and their families

Target Learning Goals¶

• School readiness skill development
• Language development
• Social-emotional-behavioral regulation

Claims¶

• Two parent-reported sleep health patterns characterize low-income pre-kindergarteners: an earlier, longer, consistent class (87%) and a later, shorter, inconsistent class (13%) [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Promote a consistent bedtime routine as a feasible, cost-effective method to support early childhood development, particularly for at-risk children
• Assess sleep problems early in primary school and provide preventive intervention, including sleep hygiene education, to protect later academic performance

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Turnbull Khara L. P. PhD; Mateus Deiby Mayaris Cubides; LoCasale-Crouch Jennifer PhD; Lewin Daniel S. Ph.D., D.ABSM; CBSM; Williford Amanda P. PhD. (2022). Sleep Patterns and School Readiness of Pre-Kindergarteners from Racially/Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Backgrounds: A Secondary Data Analysis. The Journal of Pediatrics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10621568/