The bar chart shows different bedtime routines for three age groups of American children. Overall, the majority of children of all ages are in favour of reading books before going to bed, while the least favourable activity is eating in all age categories with the exception of children aged 1-3. The general pattern is moving from unhealthy habits to do more hygiene activities among offspring as they get older.
Regarding more healthier three activities, reading habit is the most common activity particularly among children aged 4 to 5 with 70%. This is followed by those who are 1-3 years and 6-8 years old, engaging in this activity at about 65% and 60% respectively. Brushing teeth is the second most-favoured activity in all age categories with the oldest and the youngest age groups having the highest and the lowest proportions with respective figures 50% and 30%. In contrast, taking a shower is more common among toddlers than children aged 6-8 and 4-5 with 40%.
Turning into the remaining habits, 20% of children who are 4-5 years old engage in watching before going to sleep, which was significantly higher than that of his counterparts, whose figures were nearly the same with around 15%. In addition, 20% of toddlers make eating a habit prior to going to bed, which was the same as that of children aged 4-5 years. These figures for the rest of the age groups were quite lower with about 10% for each one.