PEDIATRICS Vol. 86 No. 2 August 1990, pp. 197-203
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Cosleeping in a Community Sample of 2- and 3-Year-Old Children

Deborah Madansky MD1 and Craig Edelbrock PhD1

1 From the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, and Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

A randomly selected community sample of 303 parents of 2- and 3-year-olds were interviewed about child sleep behaviors and completed the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 2-3, a standardized rating scale for child problem behaviors. Most parents (55%) reported that the child slept in their bed at least occasionally and for at least part of the night, particularly during periods of minor stress or disruption of the family routine. The prevalence of cosleeping did not vary by the child's age or sex, but frequent cosleeping (more than once per week) was more common among nonwhite families and singlemother households. Cosleeping was not significantly related to child behavior problems, but frequent cosleepers were more likely to report sleep problems, including difficulty getting to sleep and night waking. Children who were still cosleeping frequently 1 year after the initial assessment maintained high levels of sleep problems, compared with those who stopped cosleeping and noncosleepers. Cosleeping is common at this age and is not related to general maladjustment. However, frequent cosleeping is closely intertwined with child sleep problems.

Key Words: sleep problems • cosleeping • behavior problems

Submitted on April 28, 1989
Accepted on September 15, 1989




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