title: Developmental stages of sleep from birth to adolescence, common childhood sleep disorders: overview and nursing implications.
abstract: Sleep is an important physiological process with profound impact on the body. Sleep undergoes normal developmental changes and common sleep problems are seen in general pediatric practice. This article discusses normal developmental changes related to sleep, common sleep disorders experienced by children and how nurses can assist parents in coping with these changes and disorders.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. margaret.carno@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Margaret-Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carno
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carcillo
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D020921:Sleep Arousal Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000451:nursing; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology*