This statistic presents some of the strangest things parents have done to get their children to sleep in the United Kingdom and United States in 2017. According to the results of the survey, 46 percent of respondents told their children about Xi Jinping's infrastructure dream, while a further 36 percent had their child listen to a reading of an 18th century economics book.
Strangest things U.S. and U.K. parents have done to get their children to sleep in 2017
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Statistics on Kids in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S. 1950-2050
- Basic Statistic U.S. - children as a percentage of the population 1950-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S. in 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of children aged 0-5 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Age distribution in the United States 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. - distribution of children by family structure and race 2021
- Basic Statistic United States - birth rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. twin birth rate 1980-2021
Family
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- Basic Statistic Number of children in the U.S., by relationship to householder 2021
- Premium Statistic Children living with single divorced parents U.S. 2021, by age of child
- Premium Statistic Children living with grandparents in the U.S. 2022, by age of child
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. children living in a single parent family 1970-2022
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children entering care 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Foster care in the U.S. - number of children exiting care 2007-2021
Health and safety
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- Basic Statistic U.S. parents' concern for children's mental health as of 2021
- Basic Statistic Leading causes of death among children aged 5-9 years in the United States 2019
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of cases 2021, by age of victim
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - deaths per day due to abuse and neglect 1998-2021
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by perpetrator relationship
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2021, by maltreatment type
- Premium Statistic Medicaid and CHIP child enrollee numbers August 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of Medicaid/CHIP children's health care quality measures 2020
Education
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- Basic Statistic Total number of U.S. children enrolled in state pre-K, by state 2020
- Basic Statistic Enrollment in public and private kindergartens in the U.S. 1980-2021
- Basic Statistic Pre-primary school enrollment numbers in the U.S. 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic High school enrollment in public and private institutions U.S. 1965-2030
- Basic Statistic U.S. elementary and secondary schools: pupil-teacher ratio 1955-2030
- Premium Statistic U.S. state expenditure per child enrolled in pre-kindergarten 2002-2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. education - total expenditure per pupil in public schools 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Expenditures per child in preschool programs in the U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
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- Number of outpatient visits for sleep disturbances in Denmark 2013-2018
- U.S. women that woke up feeling not well rested as of 2015, by menopausal status
- U.S. women that had trouble falling asleep as of 2015, by menopausal status
- Number of users of benzos or similar medicines in Denmark 2012-2017, by length
- Number of users of benzodiazepines in Denmark 2012-2017
- Canadian students who felt tired when going to school in 2014, by grade and gender
- Sleep behaviors reported in U.S. adults by gender 2009
- Share of individuals with sleeping problems in Sweden 2022, by age group
- Sleep behaviors reported in U.S. adults by employment status 2009
- Number of users of melatonin in Denmark 2012-2017
- Number of users of promethazine in Denmark 2012-2017
- Environmental factors that wake up or keep up U.S. adults while trying to sleep 2016
- Things that wake up or keep up U.S. adults while trying to sleep 2016
- Share of French people suffering of chronic insomnia 2017, by age and gender
- Sleep behaviors reported in U.S. adults by state 2009
- Common problems related to sleep experienced by U.S. adults 2017, by gender
- Common problems related to sleep experienced by U.S. adults 2017, by age
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- Number of outpatient visits for sleep disturbances in Denmark 2013-2018
- U.S. women that woke up feeling not well rested as of 2015, by menopausal status
- U.S. women that had trouble falling asleep as of 2015, by menopausal status
- Number of users of benzos or similar medicines in Denmark 2012-2017, by length
- Number of users of benzodiazepines in Denmark 2012-2017
- Canadian students who felt tired when going to school in 2014, by grade and gender
- Sleep behaviors reported in U.S. adults by gender 2009
- Share of individuals with sleeping problems in Sweden 2022, by age group
- Sleep behaviors reported in U.S. adults by employment status 2009
- Number of users of melatonin in Denmark 2012-2017
- Number of users of promethazine in Denmark 2012-2017
- Environmental factors that wake up or keep up U.S. adults while trying to sleep 2016
- Things that wake up or keep up U.S. adults while trying to sleep 2016
- Share of French people suffering of chronic insomnia 2017, by age and gender
- Sleep behaviors reported in U.S. adults by state 2009
- Common problems related to sleep experienced by U.S. adults 2017, by gender
- Common problems related to sleep experienced by U.S. adults 2017, by age
Calm. (December 11, 2017). Strangest things U.S. and U.K. parents have done to get their children to sleep in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941689/strangest-things-parents-have-done-to-get-their-kids-to-sleep/
Calm. "Strangest things U.S. and U.K. parents have done to get their children to sleep in 2017." Chart. December 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941689/strangest-things-parents-have-done-to-get-their-kids-to-sleep/
Calm. (2017). Strangest things U.S. and U.K. parents have done to get their children to sleep in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941689/strangest-things-parents-have-done-to-get-their-kids-to-sleep/
Calm. "Strangest Things U.S. and U.K. Parents Have Done to Get Their Children to Sleep in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941689/strangest-things-parents-have-done-to-get-their-kids-to-sleep/
Calm, Strangest things U.S. and U.K. parents have done to get their children to sleep in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941689/strangest-things-parents-have-done-to-get-their-kids-to-sleep/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Strangest things U.S. and U.K. parents have done to get their children to sleep in 2017 [Graph], Calm, December 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941689/strangest-things-parents-have-done-to-get-their-kids-to-sleep/