A recent study has shown that today's children suffer from sleeplessness and other sleeping disorders to a great extent. Sleeping problems in children have become something very common and 2 out of 10 children suffer from sleeping disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea to name a few. So, the quality of a child's sleep has become a very common concern for many parents.
The number of children brought to physicians and pediatricians in the last two years have really raised the question why today's children are suffering from such disorders. Sleep deprivation has adverse effects on the child and it can totally affect his social and moral behavior. Parents need to take the matter more seriously and find out whether their hectic lifestyle where they can give very little time to their children is one of the factors responsible for this.
Children may suffer from sleeping problems dues to many factors. Bedwetting could be one reason, as a wet bed is uncomfortable for sleep. Other reasons include going late to bed, drinking beverages containing caffeine such as coffee from a very young age, nightmares because of their exposure to horror movies.
They may also suffer from sleeping problems because of night terror due to their wild imagination from images on TV, teething or bruxism, stomach disorders, snoring or sleep apenea, ADHD, autism, stress, mental retardation, hyperactivity and anxiety, being deprived of parental care and love, discomfort of bed. Due to all these causes a precise definition of sleep disorder in children is very difficult.
Children who suffer from sleeping problems either don't sleep at all at night or sleep very little. They may sleep but not soundly. They may wake up several times at night or just try hard to bring sleep closing their eyes. It is very important to take care of such developments because sleep deprivation will usually have bad consequences. Children will be affected both physically and mentally.
Sleeping problems may make a child physically weak and he may lose weight, start showing symptoms of growth retardation, lose interest in eating and may keep to himself. The sleeplessness may disturb the mental balance of the child and may make him rude or aggressive. He will find difficulty in social bonding, will have discipline problems in school, suffer from mood swings, develop an aloof nature, show irritability, may talk in sleep, have memory loss, among the conditions.
Thus it is very essential to take immediate steps if your child complains of sleeplessness or you observe symptoms of sleeping disorders in your child. Sleeping problems in children need medical attention and parents must act according to suggestions of a physician immediately indeed.
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