Sleep Disturbances in Early Childhood

Some children are difficult to get to sleep or keep asleep throughout the night. Such difficulties range from mild and occasional to severe and prolonged, and are referred to as "sleep disturbances," "sleep problems" or "sleep disorders."


Childhood sleep disturbances are seldom life threatening, but they can be draining for parents concerned about their child's well-being as well as disrupt their own sleep to the point of exhaustion and frustration. At such times, what began as the child's s...