{"id":1187,"date":"2016-04-06T18:19:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familife.in\/en\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2016-04-06T18:19:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T12:49:45","slug":"sleepwalking-children-genetic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familife.in\/en\/1187-sleepwalking-children-genetic\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleepwalking in children could be genetic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1188\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1188\" src=\"http:\/\/familife.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/05\/shutterstock_233817622.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Shutterstock\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familife.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/05\/shutterstock_233817622.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familife.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/05\/shutterstock_233817622-60x40.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Shutterstock<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kids are more likely to sleepwalk if their parents have had the same issue growing up, a new study suggests. If you, your spouse or both of you have a history of sleepwalking, your child will be more prone to the habit. <\/p>\n<p>The study analysed sleep data from a group of 1,940 children from Quebec, Canada. Data such as sleep terrors and sleepwalking were evaluated by questionnaires and parents were also asked about their sleepwalking habits. <\/p>\n<p>Sleepwalking and sleep terrors are both common childhood sleep disorders that often (but not always) fade as children grow older. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/relationships\/parenting\/Blame-yourself-if-your-kid-is-a-sleepwalker\/articleshow\/47161439.cms\" target=\"_blank\">study<\/a>, which appeared online in the journal JAMA Paediatrics, found that more than 60% of the kids reviewed developed sleepwalking if both their parents had been sleepwalkers. So children were seven times more likely to sleepwalk if both their parents had a history of it. Meanwhile, kids with one parent with a history of sleepwalking had three times the odds of becoming a sleepwalker as opposed to children whose parents did not sleepwalk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These findings point to a strong genetic influence on sleepwalking and, to a lesser degree, sleep terrors,&#8221; said Jacques Montplaisir from the Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>With regards to sleep terrors, which often involve a scream, fear and a prolonged period of inconsolability, researchers found an overall childhood prevalence of 56.2%  between ages 1.5 to 13 years. While there was a higher occurrence of these at 1.5 years (34.4%), it decreased to 5.3% at age 13.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This effect may occur through polymorphisms in the genes involved in slow-wave sleep generation or sleep depth,&#8221; Montplaisir noted.<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts, leave a comment below. 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