my kid is 3 years old and he is having troubled sleep for most of the days. he gets up often and doesn't go back to sleep for hours sometimes. and also he often does teeth grinding. what can I do to make my kid get proper sleep.

A. there multiple cause of teeth grinding (bruxism) due to abnormal alignment of the jaw, intense concentration or situational anxiety and stress, teething , dreams anxiety, teething pain, digestion problem and gas, dental caries and dental pain. some times worms usually self limiting. meet your dr for more information for big children it is important to increase the physical activity of the child during the daytime and also see that the child is drinking plenty of water and is having a good diet just before sleep but at the same time the diet should be easily digestible and not very heavy diet which is causing more gas formation because that also can lead to digestion problem and that can disturb the sleep. also it is important to look for any environmental disturbance which is affecting the sleep ldike temperature variations as well as the mattress problem. rule out constipation which might be causing gastric disturbance and chdange in sleep pattern