Child's sleep disorder affects parents too
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NEW YORK  - When children have sleep problems, their parents -- especially mothers -- often have sleep-deprived nights too, research shows.
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Sleep problems and depression  in children may share a genetic source, a study of twins hints.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral therapies can be an effective means of dealing with bedtime problems and nighttime awakenings in children, a new review of the data finds.
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There are moments for many parents when they look at their children and see themselves. It happened to Bill Marriott a few weeks ago during breakfast in Tokyo.
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Many desperate parents dealing with depressed or out-of-control kids have found that medication has helped bring some normalcy to family life.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are treated for obstructive sleep apnea show improvements in behavioral and emotional problems, says a study in the January issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers who have persistent depression or anxiety have an increased risk of developing asthma, new research suggests.
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Children whose parents have cancer  often suffer post-traumatic stress symptoms that adults  underestimate, Dutch researchers said on Wednesday.
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Parents of children with asthma may have good intentions, but they often miss the mark when targeting triggers that set off their children's asthma, researchers report.
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TUESDAY, Jan. 1  (HealthDay News) -- Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows.
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People with certain types of sleep problems may be at greater risk for heart problems.
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Disabling fatigue in children  is not simply a symptom of depression, but appears to be an  illness in its own right -- one that may be inherited, a UK  study of twins hints.
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Five-year-old children who snore or have sleep apnea -- the more serious disorder in which breathing stops intermittently while they sleep-- score worse on tests of memory and intelligence than unaffected kids, investigators report.
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A personalized parent voice  recorded smoke alarm is significantly more effective than a  conventional tone alarm for waking children who are sleeping  soundly, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Approximately 1 percent to 3   percent of children have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which   interferes with their quality of life. Removal of the adenoids   and tonsils, a procedure called adenotonsillectomy, to treat   OSA in children is still controversial, but new research   supports its use for long-term improvement.
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NEW YORK  - Preschoolers' odds of having nightmares may be related to their temperament as infants, which may be noticed as early as 5 months old, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Many children of depressed  mothers also have antisocial fathers, new study findings show,  and both parents' problems are associated with an increased  risk of depression and conduct disorder among the children.