How Do You Recognize A Sleep Disorder In A Child?
Diagnosing a sleep disorder in a child is a difficult task due to the ever changing sleep patterns children manifest as they mature. What’s normal at one age regarding sleep, may be abnormal at an older age. Here are some of the most common sleep disorders seen in children. Nighttime Bed wetting This is a relatively common sleep disorder seen in the young child. The cause of this sleep disorder is, in some cases, thought to be due an unusually deep sleep pattern which doesn’t allow the child to receive the message that he needs to empty his bladder. Nighttime bed wetting can also be due to an immature bladder. Any time a child exhibits new bed wetting behavior, he should be given a medical evaluation to rule out other causes for bed wetting such as a urinary tract infection. Somnabulism or Sleepwalking This sleep disorder is seen primarily in the school age child and may be associated with bed wetting. Obviously, the concern with this sleep disorder is that the child will harm himself
