Sleep Symptoms for Children

Sleep disorders in children are conditions that prevent them from getting a full night’s rest on a regular basis. There are many children who, at some time(s), experience problems sleeping. The National Institutes of Health identify more than 100 disorders of sleeping and waking. Many of these issues are normal and may not be classified as a sleep disorder but proper diagnosis is required because an undiagnosed condition of obstructive sleep apnea can not only increase in severity as the child ages, it can become life threatening. Some of the most common sleep disorders and problems are: Childhood Insomnia, Sleep Apnea in Children, Snoring in Children, Nightmares and Night Terrors, Sleepwalking and Bedwetting. Obstructive sleep apnea in children is being increasingly recognized as a cause of attention and behavior problems as well as learning and developmental problems.