The nature of sleep and how to improve it

Horton, C. and Weighall, A. (2025) The nature of sleep and how to improve it. The Journal of Family and Child Health, 2 (2). ISSN 3049-5210

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Abstract

Sleep is an essential aspect of human functioning that we cannot live without. Despite this, it can be easy to develop patterns of behaviour that prevent us from sleeping well, and from responding to bodily cues that we are ready to sleep, or to wake. In this article, we outline the components of sleep and how they change as we develop from infancy to early adulthood, and present an overview of the ways in which we can support the development of healthy sleep behaviours. We argue that sleep health should be considered a public health priority, as important for children’s healthy development as nutrition and physical activity.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an author accepted manuscript of a paper published on 25th February 2025 by Mark Allen Group in the Journal of Family & Child Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Divisions:	School of Social Science
Depositing User:	Caroline Horton
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2025 10:52
Last Modified:	07 Mar 2025 10:52
URI:	https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1212

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