Not only does a sleepless child struggle with behavior, mood, and focus the next day, they often end up keeping the rest of the family up during the night as well. Most children, when it comes to struggling to sleep take a long time to relax and fall asleep, wake up often during the night, and don’t get enough hours of total sleep.  If your child is not getting the recommended amount of sleep, the effects can compound and sleep deprivation can result. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that preschool children receive 11-13 hours of sleep each night, school-age children, 10 -11 hours, and teenagers, 8 - 10 hours. Because the recommended sleep time decreases with age, the recommendation for adults is 7-9 hours of sleep per night. Side effects…