Could Parental Rules Play a Role in the Association Between Short Sleep and Obesity in Young Children?

Jones, Christopher S.; Pollard, Tessa M.; Summerbell, Carolyn; Ball, Helen L.

doi:10.1017/s0021932013000291

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“…Indeed, in a sample of preschool-aged children from England, parental rules regarding various anti-obesogenic health behaviors such as sleep, diet, and television viewing tended to be clustered together and associated with longer sleep duration. 55 Lack of use or consistency in these rules was associated with lower socioeconomic status and with a more obese body composition. 55 Consistency in childhood routines for sleep and dietary intake may buffer the negative effects associated with disadvantaged households on the sleep and diet relationships found in this population.…”

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Relationship of Sleep Duration and Regularity with Dietary Intake Among Preschool-Aged Children with Obesity from Low-Income Families

Petrov

Wyst

Whisner

et al. 2017

J Dev Behav Pediatr

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Objective Diet is a modifiable factor associated with pediatric obesity outcomes, but few studies have evaluated the relationships of sleep duration and regularity on dietary intake of young preschool-aged children. The goal of this study was to evaluate whether short sleep duration and irregular sleep timing were associated with greater calorie, carbohydrate and fat consumption among young children with obesity from low-income families. Methods Fifty-one, ethnically diverse children, aged 2-4 years old were recruited from Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics in a southeast BLINDED county. Sleep behaviors were parent-reported using the Child Sleep Assessment tool. Dietary intake data were obtained by 24-hour recall interviews (two weekdays and one weekend day). Results Short sleep duration (< 11 hours) was highly prevalent among this cohort of preschool-aged children. Short sleep duration was associated with greater fat and decreased carbohydrate consumption. Children with greater variability in sleep duration and timing had greater energy intake from fat and protein sources. Conclusions Allowing for the opportunity to educate parents on the importance of maintaining regular, adequate sleep and relationships between sleep and dietary intake may decrease the risk of childhood obesity in this high-risk pediatric population.

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“…55 Lack of use or consistency in these rules was associated with lower socioeconomic status and with a more obese body composition. 55 Consistency in childhood routines for sleep and dietary intake may buffer the negative effects associated with disadvantaged households on the sleep and diet relationships found in this population.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship of Sleep Duration and Regularity with Dietary Intake Among Preschool-Aged Children with Obesity from Low-Income Families

Petrov

Wyst

Whisner

et al. 2017

J Dev Behav Pediatr

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“…We used parenting practices specific to child feeding as proxies for parenting in the context of sleep, given that more direct measures of parenting practices regarding children's sleep were not available in the dataset used in this study. Nevertheless, it is likely that parenting in one domain is closely related to parenting in other domains, such as eating, screen time and sleep (Jones et al., 2014). In the current study, mothers used parent‐centred feeding directives that may be parallel to parent‐centred directives regarding bedtime.…”

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Sleep duration in Mexican American children: Do mothers’ and fathers’ parenting and family practices play a role?

Martinez

Tschann

Butte

et al. 2018

Journal of Sleep Research

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Summary This study examined parenting styles, parenting practices and family practices that may be associated with weeknight sleep duration among 8‐ to 10‐year‐old Mexican American (MA) children. This cross‐sectional study of MA children used baseline data from a 2‐year cohort study of mother–child pairs (n = 308) with additional data on fathers (n = 166). Children's weeknight sleep duration was accelerometer estimated and averaged for 2 weeknights. Parents reported on their parenting styles and practices regarding food and family food‐related practices. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to examine sleep duration with parenting styles and practices, and family practices, and adjusting for child gender and body mass index. Model 1 included mothers’ parenting styles and practices; Model 2 included both mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles and practices. Children's average sleep duration was 9.5 (SD = 0.8) hr. Mothers who used pressure to encourage their children to eat and those who used food to control behavior had children with longer sleep duration (β = 0.21, p < 0.01; β = 0.15, p = 0.03, respectively). Mothers who reported their children ate dinner with the TV on and those who valued eating dinner as a family had children with shorter sleep duration (β = −0.16, p = 0.01; β = −0.18, p = 0.01, respectively). Fathers who restricted the amount of food their children ate had children with shorter sleep duration (β = −0.27, p = 0.01). Mothers’ and fathers’ feeding practices, the child's eating dinner with the TV on, and valuing family dinners, played a role in children's weeknight sleep duration among Mexican American families. Parental feeding practices and family mealtime contexts may have an effect on children's weeknight sleep duration.

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“…Interviews and diaries covered child sleep, diet and activity; only sleep data are presented here. Other aspects of the data are presented elsewhere (Jones & Ball, 2013; Jones, Pollard, Summerbell, & Ball, 2013). …”

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Exploring Socioeconomic Differences in Bedtime Behaviours and Sleep Duration in English Preschool Children

Jones

Ball

2014

Inf. Child. Dev.

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Children's sleep is critical for optimal health and development; yet sleep duration has decreased in recent decades, and many children do not have adequate sleep. Certain sleep behaviours (‘sleep hygiene’) are commonly recommended, and there is some evidence that they are associated with longer nighttime sleep. Parents of 84 British 3-year-old children were interviewed about their children's sleep and completed five-night/four-day sleep diaries documenting their children's sleep, from which daily sleep duration was estimated. Diaries were validated by actigraphy in a subgroup of children. Sleep hygiene behaviours (regular bedtime, reading at bedtime, falling asleep in bed) were associated with each other, and were more common in the high socioeconomic status compared to the low socioeconomic status group. Parents' reasons for not practicing sleep hygiene included difficulty, inability or inconvenience. Sleep hygiene behaviours were associated with significantly longer child sleep at night but not over 24 h. Longer daytime napping compensated for shorter nighttime sleep in children whose parents did not implement sleep hygiene behaviours. Parents may need to be advised that certain behaviours are associated with longer nighttime sleep and given practical advice on how to implement these behaviours. © 2014 The Authors. Infant and Child Development published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Could Parental Rules Play a Role in the Association Between Short Sleep and Obesity in Young Children?

Cited by 15 publications

References 52 publications

Relationship of Sleep Duration and Regularity with Dietary Intake Among Preschool-Aged Children with Obesity from Low-Income Families

Relationship of Sleep Duration and Regularity with Dietary Intake Among Preschool-Aged Children with Obesity from Low-Income Families

Sleep duration in Mexican American children: Do mothers’ and fathers’ parenting and family practices play a role?

Exploring Socioeconomic Differences in Bedtime Behaviours and Sleep Duration in English Preschool Children

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