Sleep problems in children

[Mark Zuckerberg]

Most children sleep for a stretch of at least 5 hours by age 3 months but then have periods of night waking later in the first years of life, often when they have an illness. As they get older, the amount of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep increases, and it is during this phase of the sleep cycle when dreams, including nightmares, occur.
Families vary in their attitudes about children sleeping with parents and other sleep habits. Experts recommend that infants sleep in the same room as their parents but not in the same bed (bed-sharing). Bed-sharing is thought to increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It is important that parents be open with each other about their preferences to avoid stress and avoid sending mixed messages to their children.
For most children, sleep problems are intermittent or temporary and often do not need treatment.
(See also Overview of Behavioral Problems in Children.)

[Sonia]

For most children, sleep problems are intermittent or temporary and often do not require treatment.
(See also Overview of Behavioral Problems in Children.)