The researchers took another group of children, 14 preschoolers, into a sleep lab and assessed them as they napped. The researchers found that the changes in performance were associated with what ...

Of all of our senses, hearing is the only one that has long been suspected as being "on" all the time—even in our sleep. Sounds that occur during the night have a way of registering in the brain.

Now, the preschool has 17 children enrolled and runs on weekdays from September to June. Hazel Morris, 6, has been in the program since it first started. Her younger sister, Sydney, is now in the ...

Sleep spindles in midday naps enhance learning in preschool children. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2013; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1306418110 Cite This Page : ...

Researcher%3A Naps %22important for preschool children%22 NEW YORK — Any parent knows that a daytime nap can help keep preschoolers from getting cranky. Now a small study suggests that it helps ...

As preschools across the country debate cutting back on naptime, a new study offers a compelling reason to keep naps on the curriculum for 3- to 5-year-olds. Doing away with naps interferes with ch… ...