The Pediatrician Next Door - Simple Advice on Parenting and Family Health
Jul 8, 2026 · 23 min · 14 segments
Is bedtime the hardest part of your day? If every night feels like a negotiation, your child may have what pediatricians call Behavioral Insomnia of Childhood - one of the most common sleep problems…
Wendy HunterHost
Lauren HartsteinGuest
There are plenty of real biologic sleep problems like snoring, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, but these are not as common as a diagnosis that most parents have never heard of.
Despite this crazy name, it doesn't mean your child has a medical sleep disorder.
It means they've learned some habits around falling asleep that are making bedtime harder than it needs to be.
The first one is the child who falls asleep just fine, as long as someone is there.
Maybe you lie next to them until they drift off and then you fall asleep in their bed.
You hold your breath as you reach for the doorknob, praying the door doesn't creak.
The important thing to know is that your body needs the same conditions to go back to sleep that you had when you went to sleep.
But imagine yourself, you fell asleep with your mom's hand on your back, all cozy and comfy, and you wake up and she's not there.
There are plenty of real biologic sleep problems like snoring, sleep apnea, sleep disorders, but these are not as common as a diagnosis that most parents have never heard of.
Despite this crazy name, it doesn't mean your child has a medical sleep disorder.
It means they've learned some habits around falling asleep that are making bedtime harder than it needs to be.
The first one is the child who falls asleep just fine, as long as someone is there.
Maybe you lie next to them until they drift off and then you fall asleep in their bed.
You hold your breath as you reach for the doorknob, praying the door doesn't creak.
The important thing to know is that your body needs the same conditions to go back to sleep that you had when you went to sleep.
But imagine yourself, you fell asleep with your mom's hand on your back, all cozy and comfy, and you wake up and she's not there.
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