Good and bad sleep

(Image: Pixabay CC0) When children's sleep patterns are altered by external factors, this can have consequences. This is the conclusion of a study from the University of Freiburg, which analyzed the sleep of children during the pandemic and their behavior six months later . The confinement of spring 2020 clearly affected the sleep of babies and young children. That's the conclusion reached by an online study published in Spring 2021, conducted by the Infant Sleep Lab at the University of Freiburg's Department of Psychology. However, the shortening of sleep time due to a change in habits can have effects on the development of children, as shown by a complementary study recently published. According to this study, young children who have experienced a greater number of night-time awakenings due to confinement have, six months later, a significantly lower level of inhibitory self-control. For the study, the parents of 45 children aged 3 to 6 years were interviewed.