Child sleep development in the context of family work lives

儿童早期睡眠是大脑健康发育最关键的一项活动。然而，三分之一的幼儿被他们的父母发现有睡眠问题。这项研究旨在验证这一假设，即社会机制是形成睡眠模式和问题的基础。这项研究调查了儿童进入非父母照料时睡眠模式的变化，以及当他们在家里和不同的照顾安排之间过渡时每天和每周睡眠的规律性。家庭工作生活影响儿童睡眠的方式的发现为支持健康的睡眠发展和避免睡眠问题提供了新的解决方案。这对照顾者、家庭福祉和儿童发展都有好处。

Sleep in early childhood is the single most critical activity for healthy brain development. Yet, a third of young children are identified by their parents as having a sleep problem. This study aims to test the hypothesis that social mechanisms underpin developing sleep patterns and problems. The study examines the change in sleep patterns as children enter non-parental care and the daily and weekly regularity of sleep as they transition between home and their diverse care arrangements. Discovery of the ways family work lives influence child sleep presents the potential to offer new solutions to support healthy sleep development and avert sleep problems. The benefits are for caregivers, family well-being, and children’s development.