The five journal articles I examined were all from a journal
             titled Developmental Psychology, May 2000. The first
             journal article that I observed was "Sleep Patterns and
             Sleep Disruptions in School-Aged Children." This study
             assessed the sleep patterns, sleep disruptions, and
             sleepiness of school-age children. Sleep patterns of 140
             children (72 boys and 68 girls; 2nd-, 4th-, and 6th-grade
             students) were evaluated with activity monitors
             (actigraphs). In addition, the children and their parents
             completed complementary sleep questionnaires and daily
             reports. The findings reflected significant age differences,
             indicating that older children have more delayed sleep onset
             times and increased reported daytime sleepiness. Girls were
             found to spend more time in sleep and to have an increased
             percentage of motionless sleep. Fragmented sleep was found
             in 18% of the children. No age differences were found in any
             of the sleep quality measures. Scores on objective sleep
             measures were associated with subjective reports of
             sleepiness. Family stress, parental age, and parental
             education were related to the child's sleep-wake measures.
             The next article I observed was "Shared Caregiving:
             Comparisons Between Home and Child-Care Settings." The
             experiences of 84 German toddlers (12-24 months old) who
             were either enrolled or not enrolled in child care were
             described with observational checklists from the time they
             woke up until they went to bed. The total amount of care
             experienced over the course of a weekday by 35 pairs of
             toddlers (1 member of each pair in child care, 1 member not)
             did not differ according to whether the toddlers spent time
             in child care. Although the child-care toddlers received
             lower levels of care from care providers in the centers,
             their mothers engaged them in more social interactions
             during non-working hours than did the mothers of home-only
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