As every parent who has brought home a newborn knows, those sweet bundles of joy have no regard for the normal sleep-wake patterns of adults.
Happily, as circadian rhythms develop, most little ones will eventually settle into a predictable sleeping pattern. But as many as 50 percent of children will experience sleep problems at some point, leading tired and frustrated parents in search of ways to help their children (and themselves) fall asleep—and stay asleep.
