About this Research Topic
Exponential interest is seen in early childhood sleep, particularly the 1000 days of life. Newborns sleep much of the time with their sleep rapidly changing. Sleep needs in early childhood may vary depending on their age and developmental stage. Upon looking through this window of early development, more questions arise.
Our goal is to bring together knowledge from diverse fields such as neuroscience, sleep psychology, sleep medicine, nursing, animal science, and others investigating sleep in early childhood, and its relation to healthy development. Studies pondering on questions such as: Can a regular schedule fast forward sleep consolidation? Which validated sleep interventions can be applied to sleep issues in early childhood? What does brain imaging during sleep tell us about early childhood development? Is the young brain protected against apnea in infancy? Which myofunctional exercises alleviate sleep-related breathing difficulties? How are sleep and wake bouts maturing in rodent (or other animals) pups? Which synaptic reorganization mechanisms in the sleeping brain of pups associate with development? Is restless sleeping in toddlerhood associated with developmental difficulties? Is frequent waking during the night associated with developmental difficulties? and many other questions… Diverse perspectives on the interrelation of sleep and development in early childhood will bring forward future directions.
This Research Topic is aimed at original papers and reviews on sleep in early childhood (i.e., infancy, toddlerhood, and preschool age), and how sleep relates to their developmental outcomes. We also welcome manuscripts focusing on sleep management in early childhood, and how this contributes to healthy development. Similarly for manuscripts in animal science, the relationship between sleep and early (brain) development or studies that identify potential targets for interventions to improve sleep quality and prevent sleep-related disorders in early childhood fall within our scope.
Our goal is to bring together knowledge from diverse fields such as neuroscience, sleep psychology, sleep medicine, nursing, animal science, and others investigating sleep in early childhood, and its relation to healthy development. Studies pondering on questions such as: Can a regular schedule fast forward sleep consolidation? Which validated sleep interventions can be applied to sleep issues in early childhood? What does brain imaging during sleep tell us about early childhood development? Is the young brain protected against apnea in infancy? Which myofunctional exercises alleviate sleep-related breathing difficulties? How are sleep and wake bouts maturing in rodent (or other animals) pups? Which synaptic reorganization mechanisms in the sleeping brain of pups associate with development? Is restless sleeping in toddlerhood associated with developmental difficulties? Is frequent waking during the night associated with developmental difficulties? and many other questions… Diverse perspectives on the interrelation of sleep and development in early childhood will bring forward future directions.
This Research Topic is aimed at original papers and reviews on sleep in early childhood (i.e., infancy, toddlerhood, and preschool age), and how sleep relates to their developmental outcomes. We also welcome manuscripts focusing on sleep management in early childhood, and how this contributes to healthy development. Similarly for manuscripts in animal science, the relationship between sleep and early (brain) development or studies that identify potential targets for interventions to improve sleep quality and prevent sleep-related disorders in early childhood fall within our scope.
Keywords: toddler, preschoolers, development, treatment, infant
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