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How worried should I be about sleep issues?
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<blockquote data-quote="SmallTownMom" data-source="post: 558229" data-attributes="member: 14555"><p>This reminds me so much of my difficult child, for a couple years I would wake up and find him in my bed with me. If I sent him back to his room a meltdown of epic proportions would ensue. He was started right before his 8th birthday on Concerta and Risperidone. This helped with his mood swings. I was fortunate enough that he was old enough to communicate with me. </p><p></p><p>We talked about me needing my room as my private space just like he had his room. I asked him when he was going to start sleeping in his room.. he said "when I am 8". We then made a countdown sheet as to how many more day he had before he wasn't allowed to sleep in my room. We had many discussions about what he could do if he woke up worried or scared. I let him pick out his own special night light, and he would turn on the hall light if he felt he needed to.</p><p></p><p>As soon as he turned 8 it was such an easy transition for us. He has at times, asked to come into my room and I have said yes on 2-3 occasions. He is a very independant 9 year old now, but he still sleeps with a hall light on. It makes him more comfortable and that is fine with me.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SmallTownMom, post: 558229, member: 14555"] This reminds me so much of my difficult child, for a couple years I would wake up and find him in my bed with me. If I sent him back to his room a meltdown of epic proportions would ensue. He was started right before his 8th birthday on Concerta and Risperidone. This helped with his mood swings. I was fortunate enough that he was old enough to communicate with me. We talked about me needing my room as my private space just like he had his room. I asked him when he was going to start sleeping in his room.. he said "when I am 8". We then made a countdown sheet as to how many more day he had before he wasn't allowed to sleep in my room. We had many discussions about what he could do if he woke up worried or scared. I let him pick out his own special night light, and he would turn on the hall light if he felt he needed to. As soon as he turned 8 it was such an easy transition for us. He has at times, asked to come into my room and I have said yes on 2-3 occasions. He is a very independant 9 year old now, but he still sleeps with a hall light on. It makes him more comfortable and that is fine with me. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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