Subscribe to our newsletter. Get your site now Sleep and Children Guide picks Children are often afraid of the dark. This makes sleep disorders like night terrors and nightmares seem even worse. Bedwetting is another disorder suffered mainly by children. When it comes to sleep deprivation, parents, and in particular, mothers, are high on the list.
Babies sleep - well, like babies.
The problem is, babies and toddlers may not be on the same sleep schedule as adults. This lack of adequate sleep is not solely in the domain of the elderly, or of shift workers or of those with serious sleep disorders. Even our children are in danger. You have top admit, Garfield, and, for that matter, all cats, know a great deal about the art of getting adequate sleep. Sleep Disorders in Children Children have a natural fear of the dark.