Est-ce grave ?

Est-ce grave ?

Les troubles du sommeil chez l’enfant ont de graves conséquences 1. Les difficultés d'endormissement ou de maintien du sommeil (insomnie) causent  une réduction de la durée et de la qualité du sommeil qui engendrent des :

·         Difficultés de l’apprentissage et de moins bonnes performances scolaires 2

·         Troubles de l’humeur comme la dépression, l’irritabilité 3,4

·         Un risque accru de suicide chez l’adolescent 5

·         Une moins bonne santé, les enfants qui dorment mal souffrent plus d’infections 6

·         Une augmente des risques d’obésité 7-12

Certaines études montrent que les troubles du sommeil de la petite enfance, s’ils ne sont pas traités dès le début de la vie, persisteront avec l’âge 13-15. Certains troubles du sommeil de l’enfant sont chroniques, d’autres temporaires mais même dans ce cas ils présentent des effets à long terme sur toute la famille 16:

·         insomnie chez les parents 17

·         problèmes conjugaux 18

·         dépression 19.

L’insomnie et les pleurs aboutissent trop fréquemment à des maltraitances 20,21.

Les troubles du sommeil de l’enfant ne sont donc pas à banaliser.

Références scientifiques :

 

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  18. Meijer, A., & van den Wittenboer, G. (2007). Contribution of infants’ sleep and crying to marital relationship of first-time parent couples in the 1st year after childbirth. Journal of family psychology , 21(1), 49–57. (LISEZ)
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  20. Flaherty, E.G. (2006). Analysis of caretaker histories in abuse: comparing initial histories with subsequent confessions. Child abuse & neglect, 30(7), 789–98. (LISEZ)
  21.  Reijneveld, S., et al. (2004). Infant crying and abuse. Lancet, 364(9442), 1340–2. (LISEZ)

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