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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
Sleep Walking
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
Sleep Walking
by Ne-C Ette, May 19, 2000 12:00AM
My son has never slept in his bed through the night for any real duration of time. He is four now, and I believe that he is sleep walking most every night into my room. He is very intelligent, he also has sensory integration dysfunction if that has anything to do with it, and he told me the other morning that he was sorry he was in my bed in the morning but that he didn’t remember getting there. He has also told me in the past that his little brother (a doll he likes to sleep with) told him to go in my room at night. Now, it sounds more like a dream he had.
My question is can sleepwalking be stopped or cured? He is an incredibly heavy sleeper and restless in his sleep.
My question is can sleepwalking be stopped or cured? He is an incredibly heavy sleeper and restless in his sleep.
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., May 21, 2000 12:00AM
, May 21, 2000 12:00AM
Dear Ne-C,
No, sleepwalking, a form of partial waking, cannot be stopped. It generally wanes as children develop and mature.
However, it's not likely that your son's getting into your bed is a reflection of sleepwalikg per se. If you're aware this is happening, guide your son back to bed. If the behavior truly is sleepwalking, he will have no reaction. If the behavior is not sleepwalking, he may well react with some reluctance, but persist nonetheless.
No, sleepwalking, a form of partial waking, cannot be stopped. It generally wanes as children develop and mature.
However, it's not likely that your son's getting into your bed is a reflection of sleepwalikg per se. If you're aware this is happening, guide your son back to bed. If the behavior truly is sleepwalking, he will have no reaction. If the behavior is not sleepwalking, he may well react with some reluctance, but persist nonetheless.
