Sleep Problems, Daily Napping Behavior, and Social-Emotional Functioning among Young Children from Families Referred to Child Protective Services.

CONCLUSIONS: Among this sample of young children from families involved with CPS for maltreatment, parents' concerns about their child having a sleep problem longitudinally associated with children's internalizing and externalizing behavior. Children's daily napping behavior longitudinally associated with later internalizing behavior, externalizing behavior, and competence.
PMID: 31084215 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Behavioral Sleep Medicine - May 12, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Hash JB, Oxford ML, Fleming CB, Ward TM, Spieker SJ Tags: Behav Sleep Med Source Type: research