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Children between 1 and 2 years old

At least half of the children of this age are organizing a big fuss when they have to go to bed. Some parents leave their children mourn desperately until finally after hours of screaming depose this attitude. Others abandon the idea of insisting on a routine bedtime. There is a middle ground that does not make the child feel abandoned and that allows you to maintain control of the situation. This involves following the usual routine to go to bed saying goodnight and leaving the room. As soon as your child begins to mourn, back into the room and repeat the last goodnight, and go again. Do this every 5 minutes while the baby’s crying hard. But do not let the child leave the bed and you are not out of the room for more than 5 minutes. At best it will take a week to this work and bear fruit.

Particular causes of sleep problems in children

Most children have occasional dreams or nightmares threatening, and usually only need to embrace them and help restore calm to sleep again. The nightmares that repeat over and over again can be the result of severe stress or emotional trauma. If your child has very frequent nightmares, your pediatrician can certainly help in that regard. If necessary your doctor can refer you to specialists in the Mental Health Unit has been applied.

Night terrors

Young children sometimes suddenly wake up terrified. If asked, can not remember any sleep and not remember anything the next morning. Although night terrors seem very dramatic usually respond to attempts at reassurance and usually disappear quickly. Read the rest of this entry »

Other sleep problems

Sleepwalking and night terrors

Sleepwalking is characterized by one who has it apparently wakes the deepest stage of sleep to then carry out quite complex activities like walking around or climbing stairs. This can lead to the person concerned to embarrassment and occasionally dangerous. Unless you wake up at that time, the person does not remember anything the next day. These episodes may be preceded by the presence of night terrors in which the person seems only half awake and feel obviously frightened but not the kind of ideas that characterize intense nightmares. Night terrors can occur by themselves without giving rise to sleepwalking.

Nightmares

Most of us have had dreams or nightmares threatening. Nightmares usually occur during the latter part of the night when we have our most vivid and memorable dreams.

The nightmares do not usually cause problems unless they are very common, which usually reflects the presence of emotional difficulties. Often occur after traumatic events or occurrences, such as loss or death of a loved one, a disaster or violent attack. Supportive psychotherapy may be helpful on these occasions.

Restless Legs

Some people move a lot while sleeping and can shake your legs to the point where your partner can prevent sleep. The simplest solution to this problem is to put in the room two single beds instead of double. Read the rest of this entry »

Sleeping at the wrong time

Sometimes we have to be awake when they would normally be asleep. If this does happen occasionally we adapt quite easily. However, adaptation is more difficult when the change in our usual pattern of sleep is continuous, as in shift workers, such as doctors or nurses who do night shifts.

People in these situations often sleep at times when they should be awake. This is similar to what happens in the “jet lag” typical of transoceanic flights, when traveling quickly across time zones means you are awake when everyone is asleep.

A good way to readjust the dream is to make sure you wake up, for example with the help of an alarm clock, at the same time every morning, no matter how long it has stayed that night. No need to go back to bed again before 22.00 hours the next night and soon begin to sleep naturally at the right time. Read the rest of this entry »

Sleep problems in Adults

Sleeping too little (Insomnia)

We often complain that not enough sleep or that the quality of our sleep is not satisfactory. However, I really slept much more than we imagine and that small periods when we are awake during the night seem much longer than they really are.

The reasons we sleep too little can usually be identified without having to go to the doctor. The presence of too much noise, a little comfortable bed, too hot, or irregular routines do little exercise may be responsible for insomnia.

Eating too much can make it difficult to sleep, while eating too little can lead to waking up too early. Cigarettes, alcohol, caffeinated beverages such as coffee or tea, also disrupt sleep. Sleep quality is also affected by the presence of any pain or if it gets too hot. Read the rest of this entry »

Introduction

Usually we assume that sleep is normal. However, the lack of sleep or insomnia is a troublesome symptom that often leads us to consult the doctor. Insomnia may be secondary to the problems we face every day or be the result of more serious underlying problem.

This booklet describes the different disorders that can occur in sleep. It will have some simple tips for improving sleep quality as well as warnings about when to seek professional help to deal with these problems. Read the rest of this entry »