Healthy sleep habits for a child are as important as they are essential for health, proper growth and a happy child. Children, who get plenty of sleep every night function better throughout the day, are more alert, and their concentration, memory, and performance are better than those who do not sleep well. In addition, children with no sleep problems are less likely to develop behavioral problems of any kind, moodiness, anxiety or depression.

Sleep is important to a child's wellbeing because the body produces more of the hormone that stimulates growth during the night. Recent research has shown that children of all ages are not getting enough sleep and that can result in poor school achievement and behavioral problems. Read on to explore some common sleep problems in children and detailed techniques that you can use to help your child sleep better.

There are a number of common causes of children sleep problems, which include sleep deprivation, night waking, sleep onset associations, separation anxiety, resistance to sleep and settling problems and parasomnias.