Abstract
Sleep is a prime factor of healthy development and has been associated with emotional, behavioural, and cognitive development. This study investigates sleep parameters and associated sociodemographic characteristics in a population-based online method in Saudi children from infancy to four years of life.
Highlights
Children, during the entire first decade of their life, spend the majority of time in sleeping which makes it crucial to understand the role of sleep, in early life
The present study showed the prevalence and association between sleeping patterns and different sleep parameters and could be used to inform future research on how to increase parental knowledge of healthy sleep practices and adequate sleep among young children
We examined a range of sleep parameters like sleep duration, sleep onset, child’s sleep time, parent sleep time, siblings sleep time etc., to the sleeping disorders which contributed to the predominant development of a child
Summary
Children, during the entire first decade of their life, spend the majority of time in sleeping which makes it crucial to understand the role of sleep, in early life. Healthy sleep is pivotal for the child’s body and brain growth. It is associated with physical health, memory and socio-emotional development [1,2]. Children who have shorter sleep duration, insufficient sleep at night, and sleep onset problems have higher odds of social-emotional problems, even if taken into account the developmental problems and demographic factors [4]. Over the years, it may diminish the self‐regulation abilities of young children, resulting in higher risk of behavioral and school problems [5]
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