| There are many different causes for insomnia | | | | Children have a tendency to sleep much more deeply |
| problems in children. It can often be difficult to | | | | than adults, which explains why it is more difficult to |
| determine whether an insomnia sleep disorder is | | | | get them moving and coherent when they wake up. |
| present or if there are other reasons for your child's | | | | In some cases, children can be deeply asleep but also |
| sleeping problems. | | | | partially awake. Basically the brain is sending distorted |
| Sleep apnea is one explanation for sleeping problems | | | | messages to the body. |
| in children. There are many children that suffer from | | | | Night terrors are also considered an insomnia sleep |
| mild sleep apnea and it is never diagnosed. A short | | | | disorder in children. Night terrors can be diagnosed |
| explanation of sleep apnea is that the child will stop | | | | through several instances. Your child may scream and |
| breathing while they are asleep. Mild conditions will | | | | sit straight up, then fall back asleep quickly. Your child |
| only have a few seconds without breathing, while | | | | may also wake up almost completely and run from |
| more severe cases cause a lengthy time of no | | | | his/her bed. Your child may be unresponsive and |
| breathing and often require the aid of oxygen. This | | | | agitated until completely awake, but will have no |
| sleep disorder can have serious effects to the brain | | | | memory of the incident. In some cases the waking |
| when a lack of oxygen goes untreated. | | | | symptoms are much like sleepwalking. |
| Sleepwalking is another form of a sleeping disorder. | | | | |