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Follow the links below to find information about common sleeping behaviour and sleep problems in children.
Reviewed February 2010
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What works with persistent sleep problems?
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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A guide to what researchers know about the reasons babies have problems with sleep, and the best ways to treat sleep problems.
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Feb 2010
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Baby sleep: 2-12 months
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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A guide to what to expect in your baby's sleeping patterns in the first 2-12 months.
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Feb 2010
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Attachment
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Attachment is the pattern of relationship between an infant and a caregiver which enables the infant to feel safe and free to learn and explore.
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Jan 2010
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Sleep in early childhood
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Managing sleep for babies and children is one of the most common concerns for parents. Many worry about whether they are doing the right thing if their child doesn't sleep soundly all through the night.
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Dec 2009
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Sleep difficulties
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about the reasons why children with physical disability often have difficulty with sleeping and practical suggestions are ouitlined to help reduce this problem.
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Nov 2009
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Night terrors - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Children who experience night terrors usually have no particular emotional or psychological problem.
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May 2009
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Sleeping problems in children
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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The amount of sleep a child needs at night varies from about 9 to 12 hours according to age and individual requirements. Lack of sleep rarely affects health but may affect behaviour during the day or performance at school.
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Mar 2009
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Sleep - 3 years to 5 years
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There is a wide range of 'normal' sleep patterns between 3 and 5 years. Many children of this age need about 10 to 12 hours of sleep at night. They may still need a daytime nap, but by kindergarten age only a few still need a sleep during the day.
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Mar 2009
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Teenagers and sleep
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Better Health Channel
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Adolescents (teenagers) need between nine and 10 hours of sleep every night. Regularly not getting enough sleep (chronic sleep deprivation) can affect a teenager's academic and sporting performance and may increase their risk of emotional problems such as depression. Even 30 minutes of extra sleep each night makes a difference.
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Jan 2009
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Babies and Sleep Problems
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about babies and sleep problems.
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Jan 2009
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Night terrors and other sleep disturbances
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Many children have times when their sleep is disturbed because of nightmares, sleep terrors or sleepwalking. Night terrors may be called sleep terrors, because they can happen during any sleep, such as a daytime nap.
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Dec 2008
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Nightmares
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Nightmares are frightening dreams which wake children up, and leave them feeling upset and scared that something awful has happened or is going to happen.
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Dec 2008
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Adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnoea in children
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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The current treatment of choice for surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (reduction of airflow at the nose and mouth during sleep) in children is adenotonsillectomy (the removal of the adenoids and tonsils), due to its perceived efficacy, cost...
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Nov 2008
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School-age sleep: in a nutshell
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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This in-a-nutshell guide to explains how much sleep school-age children need and good bedtime routines along with information on bedwetting.
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May 2008
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Preschooler sleep: in a nutshell
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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This in-a-nutshell guide explains how much sleep preschoolers need and what to do about nightmares, night terrors and calling out in the night.
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May 2008
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Sleep - children and nightmares
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Better Health Channel
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Most children experience nightmares from time to time. Frightening dreams can start when the child is about two years old, and reach a peak between the ages of three and six years. Nightmares usually occur later in the sleep cycle, from 4am to 6am, but the frequency differs from one child to the next.
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Apr 2008
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More restless babies
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Australian Breastfeeding Association
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Many mothers are unaware that food additives can pass through breastmilk to affect babies and that food additives have been associated with irritability, restlessness and sleep disturbance.
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| Date: |
Jan 2008
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Pharmacological treatment for Kleine-Levin Syndrome
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder which mainly affects adolescent men. It is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia (excessive sleepiness), hyperphagia (over eating) and abnormal behavior. The frequency and nature of the attacks...
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Dec 2007
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