{"id":{"repo_id":"oxford-brookes","oai_identifier":"tle:5ee013b3-c2fb-4b1f-978e-4d29ae90c61f:d6bd9758-527a-46cd-bfe2-c433766e8fca:1"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/oxford-brookes/tle:5ee013b3-c2fb-4b1f-978e-4d29ae90c61f:d6bd9758-527a-46cd-bfe2-c433766e8fca:1","repository":{"repo_id":"oxford-brookes","name":"Oxford Brookes University","base_url":"https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/oai"},"display":{"title":"How do parents experience using sleep-related routines to benefit their toddlers' sleep?","abstract":"Background. Child sleep problems (CSPs) are common and can have negative consequences for the health and functioning of children and families. Consistent use of routines, particularly at bedtime, is recommended as a first-line treatment for CSPs, however little is currently known about how caregivers’ experience using sleep-related routines with their 1-3 year olds. Method. This mixed-methods study used an online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. In Phase One, one father and 33 mothers of 1-3 year olds living in the United Kingdom (UK) reported demographic, child and caregiver sleep and child sleep ecology characteristics in an online questionnaire. 21 mothers continued to online semi-structured interviews in Phase Two. Interview data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to explore what caregivers routinely did to benefit their toddlers’ sleep, the benefits they perceived, the feelings they had about and during their routines and perceived barriers and facilitators to consistent implementation. Results. Questionnaire data contextualised the interview data. Mothers used a variety of sleep-related routine components over 24 hours, which could be carried out differently depending on the intended sleep-related benefits. Participants reported a range of positive and negative emotions in relation to their routines and a neutral feeling of acceptance. Mothers perceived that a combination of child, caregiver, family unit and contextual factors influenced the composition and consistency of their toddlers’ sleep-related routines. Conclusions. Implementation of sleep-related routines is a complex parenting behaviour. Caregivers’ preferred sleep-related routines for their toddlers may look different in different families, as a range of overlapping child, parent and contextual factors require consideration to ensure routines benefit both individual child sleep and the functioning of all the family. Guidance about sleep-related routines may need to be ongoing and sufficiently flexible that it can be tailored to individual families’ values, priorities and preferences so that more families can benefit from improved child sleep and family wellbeing.","abstract_html":"Background. Child sleep problems (CSPs) are common and can have negative consequences for the health and functioning of children and families. Consistent use of routines, particularly at bedtime, is recommended as a first-line treatment for CSPs, however little is currently known about how caregivers’ experience using sleep-related routines with their 1-3 year olds. Method. This mixed-methods study used an online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. In Phase One, one father and 33 mothers of 1-3 year olds living in the United Kingdom (UK) reported demographic, child and caregiver sleep and child sleep ecology characteristics in an online questionnaire. 21 mothers continued to online semi-structured interviews in Phase Two. Interview data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to explore what caregivers routinely did to benefit their toddlers’ sleep, the benefits they perceived, the feelings they had about and during their routines and perceived barriers and facilitators to consistent implementation. Results. Questionnaire data contextualised the interview data. Mothers used a variety of sleep-related routine components over 24 hours, which could be carried out differently depending on the intended sleep-related benefits. Participants reported a range of positive and negative emotions in relation to their routines and a neutral feeling of acceptance. Mothers perceived that a combination of child, caregiver, family unit and contextual factors influenced the composition and consistency of their toddlers’ sleep-related routines. Conclusions. Implementation of sleep-related routines is a complex parenting behaviour. Caregivers’ preferred sleep-related routines for their toddlers may look different in different families, as a range of overlapping child, parent and contextual factors require consideration to ensure routines benefit both individual child sleep and the functioning of all the family. Guidance about sleep-related routines may need to be ongoing and sufficiently flexible that it can be tailored to individual families’ values, priorities and preferences so that more families can benefit from improved child sleep and family wellbeing.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Tierney, Fiona"],"institution":"Oxford Brookes University","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Wiggs, Luci","Cook, Georgia","Barnett, Anna"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2023,"date_issued":"2023","date_published":"2023","updated_at":"2026-07-24T03:42:44Z","subjects":[],"languages":["en"],"rights":["All rights reserved"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://doi.org/10.24384/cjw4-aj84","outbound_label":"DOI","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Tierney, Fiona","Wiggs, Luci","Cook, Georgia","Barnett, Anna"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Tierney, Fiona"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2023"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Oxford Brookes University"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["thesis"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["All rights reserved"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://doi.org/10.24384/cjw4-aj84","https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/5ee013b3-c2fb-4b1f-978e-4d29ae90c61f/1/Tierney2023ToddlersSleep.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Background. Child sleep problems (CSPs) are common and can have negative consequences for the health and functioning of children and families. Consistent use of routines, particularly at bedtime, is recommended as a first-line treatment for CSPs, however little is currently known about how caregivers’ experience using sleep-related routines with their 1-3 year olds. Method. This mixed-methods study used an online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. In Phase One, one father and 33 mothers of 1-3 year olds living in the United Kingdom (UK) reported demographic, child and caregiver sleep and child sleep ecology characteristics in an online questionnaire. 21 mothers continued to online semi-structured interviews in Phase Two. Interview data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis to explore what caregivers routinely did to benefit their toddlers’ sleep, the benefits they perceived, the feelings they had about and during their routines and perceived barriers and facilitators to consistent implementation. Results. Questionnaire data contextualised the interview data. Mothers used a variety of sleep-related routine components over 24 hours, which could be carried out differently depending on the intended sleep-related benefits. Participants reported a range of positive and negative emotions in relation to their routines and a neutral feeling of acceptance. Mothers perceived that a combination of child, caregiver, family unit and contextual factors influenced the composition and consistency of their toddlers’ sleep-related routines. Conclusions. Implementation of sleep-related routines is a complex parenting behaviour. Caregivers’ preferred sleep-related routines for their toddlers may look different in different families, as a range of overlapping child, parent and contextual factors require consideration to ensure routines benefit both individual child sleep and the functioning of all the family. Guidance about sleep-related routines may need to be ongoing and sufficiently flexible that it can be tailored to individual families’ values, priorities and preferences so that more families can benefit from improved child sleep and family wellbeing."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["How do parents experience using sleep-related routines to benefit their toddlers' sleep?"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Tierney, Fiona","Wiggs, Luci","Cook, Georgia","Barnett, Anna"],"dc:creator":["Tierney, Fiona"],"dc:date":["2023"],"dc:description":["Background. 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