ReviewNature and science of sleep2018
Spotlight on daytime napping during early childhood.
Review in Nature and science of sleep, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Many naps, one nap, none: A systematic review and meta-analysis of napping patterns in children 0-12 years.Sleep medicine reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Physical Activity, Sleep, and Cognition in Preschool-Aged Children: A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The Association Between Sleep and Home Accidents Among Preschool Children in Türkiye: A Case-Control Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The interplay between nap and nighttime sleep in preschool-aged children: an actigraphic study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Infant sleep EEG features at 4 months as biomarkers of neurodevelopment at 18 months.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Observed relationships between nap practices, executive function, and developmental outcomes in Tunisian childcare centers.Sports medicine and health science · 2025Article
- Classroom Quality Moderates the Association Between Sleep Problems and Self-Regulation in the Preschool Classroom.Early education and development · 2025Article
- ABC Grow Healthy Practices and Obesity-Related Health Behaviours in Family Child Care Homes in South Carolina.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- A policy analysis of sleep-related legislation for Canadian licensed childcare facilities.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Infant sleep predicts trajectories of social attention and later autism traits.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic position as a predictor of youth's movement trajectory profiles between ages 10 and 14 years.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Influence of naps on sedentary time and physical activity in early childhood.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Concordance between subjective and objective measures of infant sleep varies by age and maternal mood: Implications for studies of sleep and cognitive development.Infant behavior & development · 2022Article
- Social media for students' sleep health promotion - a health intervention report during COVID -19.Sleep epidemiology · 2021Article
- Daytime nap and nighttime breastfeeding are associated with toddlers' nighttime sleep.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The Association between Diurnal Sleep Patterns and Emotions in Infants and Toddlers Attending Nursery.Brain sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
Daytime napping undergoes a remarkable change in early childhood, and research regarding its relationship to cognitive development has recently accelerated. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of this relationship focusing on children aged <5 years. First, we evaluate different studies on the basis of the experimental design used and the specific cognitive processes they investigate. Second, we analyze how the napping status of children may modulate the relationship between learning and napping. Third, the possible role of sleep spindles, ie, specific electroencephalographic components during sleep, in cognitive development is explored. We conclude that daytime napping is crucial in early memory development.
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