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<blockquote data-quote="Wildflower" data-source="post: 31652" data-attributes="member: 107"><p>I just have a few suggestions. One is using a lavender sachet in the pillow case. It helped calm my difficult child when he was younger. I used to spray his room right with a lavender spray before bedtime as well. </p><p></p><p>Another suggestion is to make sure that you have an established bedtime routine and stick to it, regardless of when your difficult child goes to bed. I found that my difficult child needed that sense of predicibility when he was younger in order to calm himself down. He is 10 now and still sticks to the routine, even though I'm no longer directing it. (Now, if only I could get him to clean up the clothes on the floor!) </p><p></p><p>The other thing that I've done - more for my easy child, as he's a night owl - is to put him to bed earlier (I shoot for 7 - 7:30). I found that my easy child would catch that second, then third, then fourth wave of energy before he'd crash in exhaustion - leaving us both wiped out and cranky. If I manage to get him down earlier, then he sleeps better. I always rue the day when I miss my moment to get him into bed early! </p><p></p><p>Another thing to watch out for are sugars before bed. I don't let my kids have dessert after dinner unless it is at the weekend. They have their dessert - or sugar snack - in the mid-afternoon after school. That way, they still have plenty of time to burn it off before bedtime. Pay attention to foods with dyes in them (Red Dye #40 and Yellow Dye #5), as they can cause hyperactivity and can stay in the body's system for several days.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wildflower, post: 31652, member: 107"] I just have a few suggestions. One is using a lavender sachet in the pillow case. It helped calm my difficult child when he was younger. I used to spray his room right with a lavender spray before bedtime as well. Another suggestion is to make sure that you have an established bedtime routine and stick to it, regardless of when your difficult child goes to bed. I found that my difficult child needed that sense of predicibility when he was younger in order to calm himself down. He is 10 now and still sticks to the routine, even though I'm no longer directing it. (Now, if only I could get him to clean up the clothes on the floor!) The other thing that I've done - more for my easy child, as he's a night owl - is to put him to bed earlier (I shoot for 7 - 7:30). I found that my easy child would catch that second, then third, then fourth wave of energy before he'd crash in exhaustion - leaving us both wiped out and cranky. If I manage to get him down earlier, then he sleeps better. I always rue the day when I miss my moment to get him into bed early! Another thing to watch out for are sugars before bed. I don't let my kids have dessert after dinner unless it is at the weekend. They have their dessert - or sugar snack - in the mid-afternoon after school. That way, they still have plenty of time to burn it off before bedtime. Pay attention to foods with dyes in them (Red Dye #40 and Yellow Dye #5), as they can cause hyperactivity and can stay in the body's system for several days. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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