A pilot bedtime routine intervention for toddlers in primary care: variation by caregiver educational attainment

This pilot study suggests that bedtime routine intervention for toddlers is acceptable, feasible, and results in increased integration of reading at 15 months of age. Caregivers of lower educational attainment in the intervention condition reported improvements in aspects of child sleep health, social-emotional concerns, and caregiver stress, highlighting the potential for this intervention to reduce sleep health disparities. Future research should continue to examine potential bedtime routine benefits beyond sleep in larger-scale RCTs.