Children and Sleep

Follow the links below to find information about common sleeping behaviour and sleep problems in children.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Sleep in early childhood
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Managing sleep for babies and children is one of the most common concerns for parents. Many worry about whether they are doing the right thing if their child doesn't sleep soundly all through the night.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Sleep difficulties
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the reasons why children with physical disability often have difficulty with sleeping and practical suggestions are ouitlined to help reduce this problem.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Night terrors - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Children who experience night terrors usually have no particular emotional or psychological problem.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Sleeping problems in children
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   The amount of sleep a child needs at night varies from about 9 to 12 hours according to age and individual requirements. Lack of sleep rarely affects health but may affect behaviour during the day or performance at school.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Sleep - 3 years to 5 years
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   There is a wide range of 'normal' sleep patterns between 3 and 5 years. Many children of this age need about 10 to 12 hours of sleep at night. They may still need a daytime nap, but by kindergarten age only a few still need a sleep during the day.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Teenagers and sleep
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Adolescents (teenagers) need between nine and 10 hours of sleep every night. Regularly not getting enough sleep (chronic sleep deprivation) can affect a teenager's academic and sporting performance and may increase their risk of emotional problems such as depression. Even 30 minutes of extra sleep each night makes a difference.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Babies and Sleep Problems
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about babies and sleep problems.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Night terrors and other sleep disturbances
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Many children have times when their sleep is disturbed because of nightmares, sleep terrors or sleepwalking. Night terrors may be called sleep terrors, because they can happen during any sleep, such as a daytime nap.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Nightmares
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Nightmares are frightening dreams which wake children up, and leave them feeling upset and scared that something awful has happened or is going to happen.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Attachment
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Attachment is the pattern of relationship between an infant and a caregiver which enables the infant to feel safe and free to learn and explore.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnoea in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The current treatment of choice for surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (reduction of airflow at the nose and mouth during sleep) in children is adenotonsillectomy (the removal of the adenoids and tonsils), due to its perceived efficacy, cost...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   School-age sleep: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide to explains how much sleep school-age children need and good bedtime routines along with information on bedwetting.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Preschooler sleep: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide explains how much sleep preschoolers need and what to do about nightmares, night terrors and calling out in the night.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Sleep - children and nightmares
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Most children experience nightmares from time to time. Frightening dreams can start when the child is about two years old, and reach a peak between the ages of three and six years. Nightmares usually occur later in the sleep cycle, from 4am to 6am, but the frequency differs from one child to the next.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   More restless babies
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   Many mothers are unaware that food additives can pass through breastmilk to affect babies and that food additives have been associated with irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbance.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Pharmacological treatment for Kleine-Levin Syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder which mainly affects adolescent men. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia (excessive sleepiness), hyperphagia (over eating) and abnormal behavior. The frequency and nature of the attacks...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Oral appliances and functional orthopaedic appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in children appears to be possible with oral appliances or functional orthopaedic appliances. However this is only based on data from one small study.The common treatment for OSAS in childhood is ade...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Baby sleep: 2-12 months
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to what to expect in your baby's sleeping patterns in the first 2-12 months.
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Getting help with settling babies
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Parents can learn how to teach their baby how to get to sleep independently; tips on how to find a parenting centre that suits your needs.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Night terrors
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Night terrors are not harmful, and unless they persist for weeks, are best handled by tucking the child in and trying not to worry.
Date:   Jun 2006
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