There is no specific treatment for sleepwalking. However, one study shows a method used by parents that was highly effective - quickly stopping 80 percent of sleepwalking children.

These parents used scheduled awakenings. Parents kept a diary of the time of sleepwalking over several nights and then began to waken the child 15 minutes before the sleepwalking had been occurring, making sure the child was fully awake for at least 5 minutes. If the child continues to sleepwalk throughout adolescence, the child's doctor or pediatrician should be consulted.

Treating sleepwalking in children can include discussing possible contributing factors such as fatigue or stress, which may all trigger symptoms.

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