child insomnia Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/child-insomnia Current Health Articles on Symptoms, Diseases and Treatment Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:19:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://healthhype.com/wp-content/uploads/logoicon.png child insomnia Archives - Healthhype https://healthhype.com/tag/child-insomnia 32 32 Causes of Child Insomnia – Children, Infant, Toddler, Teen https://healthhype.com/causes-of-child-insomnia-children-infant-toddler-teen.html https://healthhype.com/causes-of-child-insomnia-children-infant-toddler-teen.html#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:31:10 +0000 http://www.healthhype.com/?p=2962 Persistent insomnia (sleeplessness)  in children can be caused by a number of factors and should be taken seriously as children are known for being able to sleep well compared to adults. Child insomnia varies in definition depending on the age group, pattern of sleeplessness and associated signs and symptoms of insomnia. Typically infants require approximately 14 hours (or more) of sleep per day with the duration reducing with age. Toddlers and young children may function well on 10 to 12 hours of sleep while teens require about 8 to 10 hours. This is significantly longer than adults who can function on 6 to 7 hours of sleep per day. One or two nights of sleeplessness in children is not usually serious but persistent insomnia or bouts of insomnia should be investigated for underlying causes. Child insomnia may be accompanied by other symptoms including crying,  restlessness and temper tantrums (infants and toddlers with insomnia), aches and pains (children and adolescents with insomnia) or depression, anxiety and irritability (teens with insomnia). It is important to identify the stage of sleep disturbance or sleeplessness in childhood insomnia, either a difficulty falling asleep, maintaining sleep or repeated disturbances while asleep. Common Causes of Children [...]

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