A child’s sleep problem doesn’t always look like a sleep problem. Sometimes it looks like poor focus, mood swings, anxiety, weight gain, bedwetting, mouth breathing, snoring, or a child who wakes up tired despite “sleeping enough.”
In this episode, Dr. Indu Khosla explains why children’s sleep health is deeply connected to growth, immunity, learning, hormones, behaviour, breathing, and long-term development. She breaks down how child sleep problems change from infancy to teenage years, what parents often get wrong about bedtime, and why screens, overstimulation, routines, and delayed sleep cycles are affecting children more than ever.
The conversation also covers sleep apnea in children, REM and non-REM sleep, melatonin, baby sleep training, toddler sleep habits, teenage sleep deprivation, parasomnia, sleepwalking, mouth breathing, snoring, and ADHD-like symptoms linked to poor sleep.
If you’re a parent trying to understand what healthy sleep really looks like, this episode gives you a clear framework for what is normal, what is not, and what signs should never be ignored.
Topics covered:
How sleep needs change from infancy to teenage years
Why screens and overstimulation affect children’s sleep
Baby sleep training and common bedtime mistakes
Toddler sleep habits and the importance of routine
Teenage sleep deprivation and delayed sleep cycles
REM sleep, non-REM sleep, melatonin, and circadian rhythm
Snoring, mouth breathing, bedwetting, and sleepwalking
Sleep apnea in children and why it can be missed
How poor sleep can look like ADHD-like symptoms or anxiety
