Sleep Problems
Sleep problems are common in children and often cause significant frustration, worry and anger in the home. Sleep problems are not the same in children as they are in adults. For example, infants and toddlers who are not sleeping well do not complain – their parents do. Young children are usually more unhappy about having to go to bed than about any inability to fall asleep, in fact they are more likely to fight sleep than they are to count sheep. The significance of other sleep symptoms also depend on age. A four year old who wets the bed every night probably has no disorder . A seven year old who does the same has an annoying problem. But a young adult who wets nightly has a genuinely disturbing disorder.
