Children in households maintaining regular bedtimes and those getting sufficient sleep perform better on a range of developmental assessments, according to the research abstract presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC. Findings indicate consistent bedtime routines help preschool kids score higher on tests evaluating expressive language, phonological awareness, literacy and early math abilities. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine prescribes a minimum sleep duration of 11 hours for these children. According to lead author of the study, Erika Gaylor, PhD, parents can help their preschooler get sufficient sleep by putting in place an appropriate sleep routine that also involves interaction with their child at bedtime like reading books or telling stories. An earlier study along the same lines, published in the August 2009 issue of Sleep Medicine, reported children slept better if they followed an early and consistent bedtime routine.
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