Cultural differences in sleep
French and Americans 9 hour
Japanese and Koreans significantly less then 8
How much do we sleep?
36% of our lives spent sleeping
Cultural variations
American Northern families we’ll established routine
Southern European countries children allowed to participate in family late night activities
Sleep aids
Winnicott (1951) transitional objects help aid sleep from being alone to relating then to other people
Should kids sleep seperatly?
Co sleeping
Bed sharing with care giver conectimg adult and care giver
Council housing expectations UK
Separate double bedrooms
Single bedrooms