Several recent studies (Accardo et al. 2012; Hansen et al. 2011, 2014) have found that youth with comorbid ADHD and internalizing problems (i.e., anxiety, depression) have more sleep problems than youth with ADHD alone, including greater daytime sleepiness in addition to shorter sleep duration and more
frequent night awakenings.
This might include bedtime battles,
frequent night awakenings, or frequent temper tantrums and behavior problems in older children.
Not exact matches
A sleep regression is when a toddler who is normally a great sleeper suddenly stops sleeping well at
night, refuses to go to sleep, has
frequent nighttime
awakenings, or wakes up and will not go back to sleep.
Night awakenings at this age are less
frequent, as most preschoolers can get themselves back to sleep.
Parenthood got me reading tons of books, just to be sure that my firstborn was okay with her
frequent awakenings at
night.
Another study also found that babies rated as more active during the day had more
frequent awakenings at
night (Scher et al 1998).
Nighttime sleep may be disrupted, with
frequent awakenings throughout the
night.
Before families make a decision that
night time breastfeeding is no longer needed, it is best for the baby to be seen by his / her physician to make sure growth is adequate, and there is not another reason for
frequent awakening.
Because their sleep at
night is disjointed and marked by
frequent awakenings, narcoleptics tend to be exhausted during the day, increasing their propensity for nodding off, even while in the middle of doing something else.