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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 124151" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Jen,</p><p> </p><p>I believe you are talking about your little difficult child, the 8 year old? If I didn't fall asleep until one and then got up during the early morning hours because I could't sleep, I would be nasty too!</p><p> </p><p>There is no way that this little one can survive going to school with such little sleep. I know you are at your rope's end, but let's talk about ways to get her to sleep. I'm going to assume that it is not school that is the issue, but the lack of sleep and difficulty getting up in the morning as a result.</p><p> </p><p>I know that you are in the diagnosis progress, so there may be some help in this situation with medications soon.</p><p> </p><p>I think it's important that you have a structured bedtime routine that is not deviated from. It may take you away from other things in the evening, but it will be totally worth it if you and your daughter get a good night's sleep. Try setting a time, like 8, when she has to be in her room. If she has to have a shower or a bath, then start a little earlier. I would suggest a nice, quiet routine in her room. Perhaps the two of you could lay down in the bed together and you could read. I always had difficult child read to me for a little while, and then I would read to him. I would make sure that he was cuddled up in the covers and relaxed when I began to read. We always had a really good chapter book that we both could enjoy.</p><p> </p><p>After I read, it was lights out. I would stay about ten minutes with him and talk about or days, perhaps rub his back. Then I would go and he knew that he needed to stay in bed. No reading or playing or getting out of bed.</p><p> </p><p>This worked wonders for him in regards to his mood the next day. After several weeks, he got adjusted to the routine. We did this from second grade through fifth grade. Now his bedtime is a little later, but we still read and talk before bed and it really does relax and calm him.</p><p> </p><p>I hope some of these suggestions help.</p><p> </p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 124151, member: 805"] Jen, I believe you are talking about your little difficult child, the 8 year old? If I didn't fall asleep until one and then got up during the early morning hours because I could't sleep, I would be nasty too! There is no way that this little one can survive going to school with such little sleep. I know you are at your rope's end, but let's talk about ways to get her to sleep. I'm going to assume that it is not school that is the issue, but the lack of sleep and difficulty getting up in the morning as a result. I know that you are in the diagnosis progress, so there may be some help in this situation with medications soon. I think it's important that you have a structured bedtime routine that is not deviated from. It may take you away from other things in the evening, but it will be totally worth it if you and your daughter get a good night's sleep. Try setting a time, like 8, when she has to be in her room. If she has to have a shower or a bath, then start a little earlier. I would suggest a nice, quiet routine in her room. Perhaps the two of you could lay down in the bed together and you could read. I always had difficult child read to me for a little while, and then I would read to him. I would make sure that he was cuddled up in the covers and relaxed when I began to read. We always had a really good chapter book that we both could enjoy. After I read, it was lights out. I would stay about ten minutes with him and talk about or days, perhaps rub his back. Then I would go and he knew that he needed to stay in bed. No reading or playing or getting out of bed. This worked wonders for him in regards to his mood the next day. After several weeks, he got adjusted to the routine. We did this from second grade through fifth grade. Now his bedtime is a little later, but we still read and talk before bed and it really does relax and calm him. I hope some of these suggestions help. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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