Sleep Problems in Children

Treatment

The essential thing is the parental support, emotional encouragement and motivation to overcome this situation. Avoid punishments and reprimands aggravating the problem.

Parents should take an attitude of understanding and patience but at the same time, firmly. Must be maintained at all costs, a sleep onset time which must be fulfilled irreversibly allowing few modifications.

Parents should keep the child sleep in their bed but may make the granting of sleep, in bed with one of his brothers, for example. It can accept sleep with a light on or open door.

Avoid TV programs which have any degree of violence.
It can offer a night swim, a weak light or a previous moment of conversation before sleep. In some children does start reading a story making it easier to put sleepy.

Only your doctor can authorize the use of diphenhydramine or diazepam in a few cases.