A backpack, lunch box, crayons and at least 10 hours of sleep each night are all things children need to get off to a good start in kindergarten, according to a new study. Researchers monitored ...

Researchers found that kids who regularly got 10 hours of sleep or more before beginning kindergarten reaped big benefits. Advertisement These children were more engaged learners and had better ...

The researchers used a movement-tracking watch to record 220 children's sleep habits for four, week-long periods across the course of their kindergarten year, starting in July-August before the ...

According to the National Sleep Foundation's Sleep in America poll, 3% of preschool and school-aged children experience frequent nightmares. The worst nightmares seem to occur around the age of 6.

Excessive screen use by preschool-age children can lead to reduced sleep quality, exacerbating problems such as poor attention, hyperactivity and unstable mood, a new study suggests. Excessive ...