Researchers in Australia implemented and studied an intervention for children (and their families) transitioning to school and a school schedule. Sleep problems of children who received the intervention (school consultation, specific sleep recommendations, and phone follow-up) improved more quickly than those who did not receive the intervention. Parent mental health and child psychosocial functioning also improved.
Read the full article by Perri Klass, M.D. at The NY Times
Read the full research article in Pediatrics
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