<p><strong>Dear Editor, </strong></p>
<p>Enclosed please find the manuscript “<em>Sleep, Dietary Patterns and Problematic Eating Behaviors of Children/Adolescents with Overweight and Their Caregivers” </em>that we are submitting to publication in the <em>Interamerican Journal of Psychology.</em></p>
<p>Our findings showed that bedtime irregularity between weekdays/weekends was associated with higher fast food intake and that sleep duration, bedtime hour, and sleep regularity of children/adolescents with overweight/obesity between weekdays and weekends were positively associated with their caregivers’ sleep patterns and problematic eating behaviors. To our knowledge, this is the first study in Portugal assessing children/adolescents with overweight/obesity in outpatient treatment in a hospital setting, who explored simultaneously the links between food/beverages intake, problematic eating behaviors, and sleep patterns of children/adolescents their mothers.</p>
<p>We believe that our findings will allow your readers to comprehend the potentialities of considering sleep patterns in their daily clinical practice, enhancing the understanding of the associations between sleep patterns, food/beverage consumption, and maladaptive eating behaviors of children/adolescents under treatment for overweight/obesity and their caregivers.</p>
<p>The manuscript is an original one and is not being submitted to any other journal. None of the authors have potential conflicts of interest to disclose.&nbsp; All authors have reviewed and approved the manuscript in its current form. &nbsp;Please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding the manuscript.&nbsp; We hope that the <em>Interamerican Journal of Psychology </em>will find this an interesting manuscript for their readers.</p>
<p>Yours sincerely,</p>
<p>Sofia Ramalho, Ph.D. <em>* Corresponding author</em></p>
<p>Postdoctoral researcher</p>
<p>University of Minho, School of Psychology</p>
<p>Campus Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal</p>
<p><a href="mailto:sofia.mm.ramalho@gmail.com">sofia.mm.ramalho@gmail.com</a></p>