Asia–Pacific consensus statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for the early years

BKG Loo, A Okely, R Taylor, R Novotny… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Early childhood is a vital period for development and growth. Promoting
beneficial lifestyle behaviours in early childhood can help optimise children's health …

[PDF][PDF] Consensus statement on Singapore integrated 24-hour activity guide for early childhood

BKG Loo, D Sirisena… - Ann Acad Med …, 2023 - scholarbank.nus.edu.sg
Introduction: Early childhood is a critical period for growth and development. Adopting
healthy lifestyle behaviours during this period forms the foundation for future well-being and …

Associations of sleep characteristics with cognitive and gross motor development in toddlers

Z Zhang, AD Okely, JR Pereira, E Sousa-Sá… - Sleep Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To examine cross-sectional associations of sleep characteristics (duration,
consolidation, timing, variability) with cognitive and gross motor development in toddlers …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics and Transition of Sleep–Wake Rhythm in Nursery School Children: The Importance of Nocturnal Sleep

T Hasegawa, S Murata, T Kagimura, K Omae… - Clocks & Sleep, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, we investigated the sleep–wake rhythm of nursery school children with the aim
of supporting their health and mental/physical development. We analyzed 4881 children …

Relation between nighttime sleep duration and executive functioning in a nonclinical sample of preschool children

M Nieto, B Motos, B Navarro, MV Jimeno… - Scandinavian …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep is a support for cognitive development in childhood. Most of the studies in the field
have focused on school‐age children and sleep problems, but less research focuses on the …

Chronotype and time-of-day effects on spatial working memory in preschool children

NK Abdul Jafar, EKH Tham, DZH Eng… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Spatial working memory (SWM) capacity subserves complex cognitive
functions, yet it is unclear whether individual diurnal preferences and time-of-day influence …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between Sleep Opportunity, Sleep Problems, and Social Jetlag and Toddlers' Adiposity: A Cross-Sectional Study

A Duarte, S Martins, C Augusto, MJ Silva, L Lopes… - Sleep Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to analyze the associations between sleep characteristics, including sleep
opportunity, problems and social jetlag, and toddlers' adiposity. It is part of a larger research …

Promoting healthy sleep in Chinese kindergarteners through a family-based intervention: protocol of the “Healthy Sleep” randomised controlled trial

Z Zhang, L Li, X Li, A Okely - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Sleep is instrumental for growth and development in children, making it critical
to establish healthy sleep habits from the earliest years of life. Many kindergarteners (3–6 …

[HTML][HTML] Insufficient Sleep Syndrome in Childhood

T Miike - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
For children, sleep is the time to create and develop the brain and maintain and improve its
functions. Sleep disorders in children have a negative impact on mental and physical …

Geocultural differences in pre-schooler sleep profiles and family practices: an analysis of pooled data from 37 countries

Z Zhang, C Abdeta, MS Chelly, J del Pozo-Cruz… - Sleep, 2024 - academic.oup.com
STUDY OBJECTIVES To examine 1) multidimensional sleep profiles in pre-schoolers (3-6
years) across geocultural regions and 2) differences in sleep characteristics and family …