Table 4.

Sleep hygiene associations with parental knowledge and attitudes/beliefs.

	Knowledge	Attitudes & beliefs
	Percentage with each hygiene practice who…a
	Score, 1–10, mean (SD)	Believe child has sleep problem	Believe child has healthy sleep habits	Believe can improve quality of child sleep	Would like advice about child's sleep
Bedtime routine
Yes	6.7 (2.3)	11%	83%	67%	48%
No	6.1 (2.5)	7%	72%	85%	56%
P	.16	.50	.26	.11	.22
Late bedtime (>9:00 pm)
Yes	6.8 (2.2)	11%	80%	73%	57%
No	6.4 (2.5)	7%	84%	68%	41%
P	.30	.39	.75	.10	.12
Has usual bedtime
0–1/wk	6.4 (2.3)	11%	79%	71%	53%
2–4/wk	6.4 (2.4)	15%	66%	79%	64%
5–7/wk	6.8 (2.3)	8%	90%	66%	42%
P	.49	.51	.01	.55	.15
Parent at bedtime
0–1/wk	6.5 (2.3)	2%	91%	58%	40%
2–4/wk	6.5 (2.6)	11%	69%	83%	60%
5–7/wk	6.9 (2.2)	25%	76%	81%	60%
P	.63	.01	.01	.01	.04
Routine			includesb
Interactive only	6.8 (2.2)	11%	80%	65%	45%
Media only	5.8 (2.2)	13%	67%	80%	62%
Both	6.5 (2.5)	10%	90%	70%	50%
Neither	6.3 (2.7)	4%	79%	86%	61%
P	.41	.72	.12	.49	.18
Caffeine daily
Yes	5.6 (3.2)	20%	57%	86%	64%
No	6.7 (2.2)	9%	83%	69%	48%
P	.10	.18	.03	.33	.29

^aAs an example: Among parents whose child has a bedtime routine, 11% identify their child as having a sleep problem.

^bInteractive=“Reading/being read to,” “Bath,” AND/OR “Singing/Talking.” Media=“Watching TV/Computer Play.”