Child's sleep disorder affects parents too

[yamani]

Child's sleep disorder affects parents too

When children have sleep problems, their parents -- especially mothers -- often have sleep-deprived nights too, research shows.
In a study of families with children seen at a sleep clinic, researchers found that when children had multiple sleep problems, their parents were more likely to have daytime drowsiness.
Mothers were generally more affected than fathers, possibly because they were the ones who typically responded to their children's problems in the middle of the night, the researchers speculate.
"A child's sleep problem affects the whole family," said lead study author Dr. Julie Boergers, of Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island.
This is important, she told Reuters Health, because research shows that sleep disruptions and daytime sleepiness have negative effects on people's mood, behavior and health. For parents, sleep deprivation may cause them to have less patience with their child or spouse, and be less productive at work and at home, Boergers explained.
The study, published in the Journal of Family Psychology, is based on 107 families of children ages 2 to 12 who were evaluated at a sleep disorders clinic. The children's sleep problems ranged from the breathing disorder sleep apnea to night terrors and sleepwalking to behavioral issues like refusing to go to bed.
When parents were surveyed about their own sleep habits and daytime alertness, it turned out that those whose children had more than one sleep problem tended to suffer more daytime sleepiness than other parents.
This was particularly true of mothers, even though they reported sleeping roughly the same number of hours that fathers did.
It's possible that mothers did have more sleep interruptions than fathers, even though they logged roughly the same number of hours in bed, according to Boergers and her colleagues. While fathers in general may be taking on more child-rearing responsibilities, they note, moms are probably still the ones who more often get out of bed to check on their child.
According to Boergers, some signs of a childhood sleep disorder include excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulty falling asleep, frequent nighttime waking or snoring.
"It's also important to recognize that some children who demonstrate daytime behavior problems or mood disturbances may suffer from an underlying sleep disorder," she said.
Parents who suspect their child may have a sleep disorder "shouldn't hesitate" to seek help for it, Boergers said, as there are effective behavioral therapies and medications available.


SOURCE: Journal of Family Psychology, March 2007.

[Ancient_Kings]

Originally Posted by yamani

Child's sleep disorder affects parents too

"It's also important to recognize that some children who demonstrate daytime behavior problems or mood disturbances may suffer from an underlying sleep disorder," she said.

Parents who suspect their child may have a sleep disorder "shouldn't hesitate" to seek help for it, Boergers said, as there are effective behavioral therapies and medications available.

SOURCE: Journal of Family Psychology, March 2007.

Good learning Article for all of us because someday we all (majority) will become Parents. The quote above is particularly important. So many times here in the Developed World particularly the US, a Child with problem in behavior is given medication such as Retiline and other Medication which are overused and results in long term damage to the person or Child.

Retiline burns a person out, and eventually destroys a persons actual essential in the future, so when someone is in their teens and Retiline has damaged them they lack some chemicals and senses in their body. They can more easily commit suicide because they are lacking sensations to keep them from doing what normal people experience when haveing fun.

Alot of illnesses can be accurately diagnosed with a keen sense of Observations and treatment can be extended with via othere methods. The lesson here is Observation. Always observe and study your environment.

[yamani]

Originally Posted by Ancient_Kings

Good learning Article for all of us because someday we all (majority) will become Parents. The quote above is particularly important. So many times here in the Developed World particularly the US, a Child with problem in behavior is given medication such as Retiline and other Medication which are overused and results in long term damage to the person or Child.

Retiline burns a person out, and eventually destroys a persons actual essential in the future, so when someone is in their teens and Retiline has damaged them they lack some chemicals and senses in their body. They can more easily commit suicide because they are lacking sensations to keep them from doing what normal people experience when haveing fun.

Alot of illnesses can be accurately diagnosed with a keen sense of Observations and treatment can be extended with via othere methods. The lesson here is Observation. Always observe and study your environment.

I am a father and suffering from this problem with my kids>>

[NevenSesardic]

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