A Child’s Sleep Disorder Can Have Many Names
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There are several different ways that a child sleep disorder can reveal itself. Children have a natural fear of the dark which can manifest itself into much more. Do you remember jumping from your darkened bedroom door into your bed because you didn’t know what was going to come out under the bed? Let’s admit it, we all had those fears.
Children will have nightmares about monsters and dragons and an even greater fear of the dark with the anxiety of what might happen if they fall asleep. These Sleep Terrors might include a child waking and screaming in the middle of the night frightened by a dream that they cannot even remember. This disorder can also turn into bedwetting. The fear of the dark is the key to this child sleep disorder. Nevertheless, all children’s sleep disorders should be taken very seriously.
Sleep Walking
Sleep walking is another very common child sleep disorder. Walking and talking with wide open eyes while sleeping is very strange, but a natural and harmless occurrence during a young child’s life. A parent only needs to provide a safe environment for this disorder. Not knowing when your child is going to get up in the middle of the night and wander through the house can be very unsettling, but if you provide a safe area for them to wander your anxiety can be eliminated in this disorder. Grinding and gnashing of the teeth while asleep is another annoying, but very common child sleep disorder. This disorder is visibly and audibly disturbing, but again it is very harmless and most probably just lead to dental problems.
There are many children who like to bang or roll their heads when trying to get to sleep. This is very normal, but again most annoying. This disorder again is harmless and a child sleep disorder that they will eventually outgrow. This disorder is harmless because if they child hits his head hard enough to hurt, then he will stop banging his head.
A disorder to watch carefully is sleep apnea. This child sleep disorder happens when the child stops and starts breathing again many times during the night. The symptoms for this disorder include loud snoring and complaining of morning headaches. There might also be frequent upper airway infections associated with this child sleep disorder.
A child’s sleep disorder is a problem that affects the entire family. Understanding the disorders and learning how to cope with them is something each family should do. There are many centers and organizations that are available to families to help them understand these disorders.
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