ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION Pediatric insomnia is defined as a “repeated difficulty with sleep initiation, duration, consolidation, or quality that occurs despite age appropriate time and opportunity for sleep and results in some form of daytime functional impairment for the child and/or the family” (1). The etiology of the insomnia varies based on age and is frequently multifactorial. Factors contributing to insomnia in children vary, but include bedtime resistance, inability to fall asleep easily, frequent or prolonged night awakenings, early morning awakenings, circadian rhythm disorders, parasomnias, sleep-related movement disorders, and sleep-related breathing disorders (2,3).
