Marriage problems predict sleep difficulties in young children
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 15:31
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study of more than 350 families has found that instability in the parents' relationship when the children are 9 months old predicted difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep when they were 18 months old. The findings suggest that the effects of marital instability on children's sleep problems emerge earlier in development than has been demonstrated previously.