This article is written by Ronald Chan, author of the best-selling book Children Sleepwalking; Why You Should Be Worried. Gain access to more sleepwalking children materials on his leading website at http://www.children-sleepwalking.com today.
Parents of children sleepwalking are a worried lot because of the safety and security of the child as well as others in the house. Somnambulism as it is referred to by doctors and psychologists occurs in almost 14% of children during their early years (5-12) and sleepwalking in children disappears as they reach adolescence. Sleepwalking in children generally occurs in the deep sleep stages during late night hours. There can be one – three episodes of sleepwalking in children during their lifetimes. This is one of the disorders from the family of parasomnias. It is said to have some genetic linkages but nothing very authentic has been brought up.
Children sleepwalking may indulge in activities like eating, walking around the house, dressing up and walking out of the house, jumping out of the windows, often urinate in the wrong place etc. children sleepwalking have their eyes wide open and are generally clumsy in actions and don’t respond properly if asked questions. Children sleepwalking also do not remember the episodes if asked to recall about their sleepwalking the next morning. Sleepwalking children don’t make any noise so the possibility of anyone getting to know of the episode is minimal.
Sleepwalking children are not aware of their episodes because the brain in largely asleep during the night but some parts are awake and researchers advise that children sleepwalking should not be awaken as they may get scared and cry. Children sleepwalking can be dangerous to themselves or to bed partners if they are stopped or awaken with force. Parents of children sleepwalking have to be careful of some do’s and don’ts like creating a safe sleep environment which is clutter free, noise free, doors and windows should be kept locked preferably at night, barriers at stairways etc. installing alarms or bells near the rooms of sleepwalking children is also an option.
For sleepwalking children, treatment may be required in certain cases and it is advisable to visit a doctor in your child sleepwalks. It is advised that if parents can maintain a time diary of the sleepwalking children’s episodes at night they should awaken the child 15 minutes before that time, keep the sleepwalking children awake for 5 minutes and then put them gently back to sleep. This can reduce the sleepwalking in children to a large extent. There are certain medicines that are prescribed by doctors like diazepam or lorazepam that help reduce sleepwalking in children.
This article is written by Ronald Chan, author of the best-selling book Children Sleepwalking; Why You Should Be Worried. Gain access to more sleepwalking children materials on his leading website at www.children-sleepwalking.com today.
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