Evidence-Based Behavioral Strategies in Smartphone Apps for Children's Sleep: Content Analysis.
Stacey L SimonJill Landsbaugh KaarIshaah TalkerJennifer ReichPublished in: JMIR pediatrics and parenting (2022)
A large variety of sleep apps exist for use among children, but few include evidence-based behavioral strategies according to the developer descriptions of the apps. Addressing sleep difficulties in children is important to promote physical, cognitive, and emotional development. Collaboration between sleep researchers and technology developers may be beneficial for creating evidence-supported apps to help with children's sleep in the future.