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How did kids vote in 'Planning the Trial!' (Step 2)?

We counted all the votes from the last step, 'Planning the Trial!' (Step 2), and guess what? 65 kids joined in! We asked all 65 of them a bunch of questions because planning a trial is no small task—it’s important for everyone to know what we’re measuring and how we will do it. Check out what kids voted for below!

The largest age group of kids (21 out of 65) who took part in 'Planning the Trial!' were 9 years-old. But we had loads of kids in other age groups too! Check out what ages the kids were and where they live here!

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Amazing! Kids from five different countries-Estonia, Ireland, Kenya, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom (we put the UK and England into one group) joined this step!

Kenya led the way with 54 kids joining! We can't wait to see who joins next!

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First off, we asked the kids if they thought they should sleep in their 'usual' beds every night during the trial or if they could join in while traveling or having sleepovers. Most of them (40 out of 65) decided they’d rather stick to their regular beds.

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Next, we wanted to know if the kids in the 'try-it-out' group should use the same comfort item every night or switch it up during the trial. A solid majority (45 out of 65) voted for using the SAME item each night. We also asked when they thought the 'try-it-out' crew should start using their items, and 38 out of 65 kids said it should be when they’re getting ready for bed each night.

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We asked the kids how they think we should measure sleep. The votes you see below add up to more than 65 because they were allowed to pick more than one way they liked! Their two favorite ways were measuring 'overall sleep quality' or how they think they usually slept through the whole trial and measuring 'daytime sleepiness', or how sleepy kids felt during the day.

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BUT FINALLY, we asked the kids what they thought was the BEST way to measure how well kids sleep. The number one way they thought we should measure sleep quality was measuring 'Daytime sleepiness'. The second BEST way they thought we should measure sleep was measuring 'Overall sleep quality', or the way kids thought they slept throughout the seven nights of the trial.

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So those were the votes!

Kids who join the trial will:

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  • Measure how sleepy they were during the day.

  • Measure how well they felt they slept overall during the trial.

  • Tell us how well they were able to follow their group's instructions.

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If they're randomised to the wait-and-see group they will:

  • Sleep in their usual bed each night

  • NOT use any comfort items during the trial

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If they're randomised to the try-it-out group they will

  • Sleep in their usual bed each night

  • Use the SAME comfort item each night

  • Start using their comfort item when the are getting ready for bed each night (for example, if they read before bed, they'll start using their comfort item then)

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We can't wait to see what the results are! 

DOES sleeping with a comfort item make a difference to how well kids sleep compared to NOT sleeping with a comfort item?

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