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<blockquote data-quote="adhdparenting" data-source="post: 221440" data-attributes="member: 6418"><p>I read a report recently out of Australia I believe it was that said that 50-73% of kids with ADHD have sleep problems. 50% of them have severe sleep problems.</p><p></p><p>I heard an international children's sleep expert from London say that often children have entered the late sleep phase, meaning they're getting to bed so late that they're not able to sleep right.</p><p></p><p>So she suggests that parents - one hour before the child <u>naturally falls asleep </u>- turn off the overhead lights and turn on only lamps. This creates natural melatonin in the child's body. </p><p></p><p>Turn off all media. She said that parents need to remove TV and computers from the child's bedroom in all cases.</p><p></p><p> Feed the child something without sugar or high carbs - perhaps bananas, bread, cheese, and then give the child a warm 5-minute bath. No toys - to warm up the body temperature and create natural melatonin- then to go straight to the bed where the lights are turned off.</p><p></p><p>And the parent sets beside the bed quietly bared touching the child only if necessary. The goal is that the child goes to sleep within 15 minutes of getting in bed.</p><p></p><p>Then each week set this time 15 minutes earlier until the child is going to sleep at the desired time. She said that she gets a 97% success rate with this method. </p><p></p><p>Hope that helps a little.</p><p></p><p>ADP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adhdparenting, post: 221440, member: 6418"] I read a report recently out of Australia I believe it was that said that 50-73% of kids with ADHD have sleep problems. 50% of them have severe sleep problems. I heard an international children's sleep expert from London say that often children have entered the late sleep phase, meaning they're getting to bed so late that they're not able to sleep right. So she suggests that parents - one hour before the child [U]naturally falls asleep [/U]- turn off the overhead lights and turn on only lamps. This creates natural melatonin in the child's body. Turn off all media. She said that parents need to remove TV and computers from the child's bedroom in all cases. Feed the child something without sugar or high carbs - perhaps bananas, bread, cheese, and then give the child a warm 5-minute bath. No toys - to warm up the body temperature and create natural melatonin- then to go straight to the bed where the lights are turned off. And the parent sets beside the bed quietly bared touching the child only if necessary. The goal is that the child goes to sleep within 15 minutes of getting in bed. Then each week set this time 15 minutes earlier until the child is going to sleep at the desired time. She said that she gets a 97% success rate with this method. Hope that helps a little. ADP [/QUOTE]
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