Newborn sleep isn't described through the REM cycle but rather through active (similar to REM, indeterminate, or non-active (similar to NREM).

Parents should incorporate bedtime routines in order to better synchronize sleep and wake cycles with the circadian rhythm.

 Decreased sleep duration in children may lead to poor behavior, learning, and health outcomes later in the child's life.

For every extra hour of sleep a child receives in 3rd grade, they are 40% less likely to be overweight in 6th grade. 

Only 38% of parents with children in school reported that their child's doctor questioned them about their child about their sleep habits. 

In children aged from 11–14 years found those who slept less had lower self-esteem, increased depressive symptoms, and lower grades than those who achieved more sleep.​

Youth insomnia and daytime sleepiness are associated with early alcohol use.