Certainly the biggest concern for most parents of ADHD children is finding the safest and most effective treatment method possible. One would think that once the initial diagnosis confirmed the presence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder the path would be clear cut from that point on. Sadly, this is not the case. The…

Watching television or playing video games close to bedtime can act like a jolt of caffeine to young children, making them more likely to experience difficulty falling asleep, nightmares, and daytime fatigue, a new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests. In the study, 28 percent of preschoolers who watched TV or played vide…

Sleep problems among urban minority children, including resistance to going to bed, shortened sleep duration, and daytime sleepiness are much more common than previously thought, according to a study conducted by researchers in New York. The results of the study will be presented at the ATS 2011 International Conference in De…

Obese, asthmatic, anxious or depressed children are more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, according to Penn State College of Medicine sleep researchers. “Although EDS in children is commonly assumed by physicians and the public to be the result of sleep-disordered breathing or inadequate sleep,…

Insomnia in children is different from adult insomnia. Normally, children go to bed by 8 or 10 in the night and wake up at 7 or 8 in the morning. Based on the age the causes of insomnia in children vary. A toddler may only be asleep, when his/her is lying beside her. They wake [...]