Helping solve sleep problems through the ages

Helping solve sleep problems through the ages
2/5/2010 6:03 PM
By: Ivanhoe Broadcast News
Some hidden problems may be keeping your child from getting quality sleep.

According to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation, 90 percent of parents think their child is getting enough sleep, but 60 percent of high school students report extreme daytime sleepiness, and more than 25 percent admit to falling asleep in class at least once a week.

CHILDREN SLEEP DISORDERS: According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, many children have sleeping problems. Some children wake early, grind teeth, feel drowsy during the day, have nightmares, talk during sleep, wet their bed, have troubling falling asleep, can’t stay asleep throughout the night and wake up crying…