Daylight Savings Time is still in full swing, but if you have a student in the house, you might want to think about turning back the clock. The transition from the lazy days of summer to the early school mornings can be a big adjustment, and an important one.

Sleep can impact everything from behavior to grades. And now new research suggests more and more children are having trouble sleeping and more often than not, treatment comes in the form of a prescription.

The back to school bedtime alarm is ringing ...

If the youngsters in your house are still awake, you're in good company.

"Sleep difficulties do occur in children frequently,” says Sleep Researcher Dr. Milap C. Nahata.

Difficulties that can often be treated with behavior therapy, like a more structured bedtime routine.

But are too often treated with a pill- according to new research out of Ohio State University.

"None of the medications have been specifically labeled or approved by the FDA for this use so we need to monitor closely,” says Nahata

Sleep experts note that everything from a change in bedtime routine to issues like obesity can impact the quality of sleep in children. Complicating the picture - sleep problems in youngsters aren't always easy to spot.

Parents need to play detective night and day, advises Duke University's Dr. Adele Evans.

"Some children are actually hyperactive - where they know that they are tired but in order to stay awake they will stimulate themselves or others around them. So that's where pulling pigtails and throwing paper planes often interrupts in the class room,” says Evans.

Five-year-old Elijah wasn't throwing airplanes...

He was snoring.

"So there is your typical snoring which just goes snnnnnn. And then there is your obstructive, sputtering snoring where they go "snortsnort....xxxxx..,” says Evans.

A symptom of apnea, one the most common childhood sleep disorders..

Surgery to remove a giant adenoid and tonsils blocking his airway fixed the problem.

"I do see a different person! He's more vocal, more active, says Elijah’s grandmother Traci King.

And he’s ready for school.