Sadeh, A., Raviv, A., Gruber, R. (2000) Sleep Patterns and Sleep Disruptions in School-Age Children. Developmental Psychology, 36, 291-301. Sleep patterns and sleep disruptions among school-age children is becoming more and more of a problem in today’s society. This study assessed the sleep patterns, sleep disruptions, and sleepiness of school-age children. Scores on objective sleep measures were associated with subjective reports of sleepiness. Family stress, parental age, and parental education are related to a child’s …showed first 75 words of 303 total…

…showed last 75 words of 303 total…new set of findings includes clear indications that although sleep schedule and sleep quantity vary with age, sleep quality remains remarkably stable within this age group. The final analysis of this study concluded that the sleep schedule is best predicted by the child’s age and, in addition, by the parents’ age. Now that we know this information, let’s think about one particular question; How stable is the sleep-wake system across development? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**