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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 206130" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Aw, Jen, that is so hard.</p><p> </p><p>So sorry about the drama teacher. Arg.</p><p>I can see standing at the end of the room, saying, "Come on, difficult child, shout to me back here!" in a happy voice, but it sounds more like she pretty much lectured difficult child. Just because teachers are called "teachers" doesn't mean than can really teach ...</p><p> </p><p>I remember being so excited about going to the state fair when I was a kid, I couldn't sleep the night b4. Ditto with-camp.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, I would never, ever have awakened my parents to tell them that. Sigh.</p><p> </p><p>Your difficult child clearly has anxiety and will have to learn how to cope with-her heightened arousal when she gets excited about things. I'd come up with-a plan (forgive me if you've already done this) to go through some kind of routine, in addition to the herbal remedies the next time this happens--and it will--because people never, ever "get it" when it comes to our kids.</p><p> </p><p>(However, even at the age of 9 that mom could have been a bit more discreet. My friends and I all have arrangements never to tell our kids our plans until the same day, for that exact reason.)</p><p> </p><p>At any rate, I'd address it earlier rather than later, so it doesn't affect bedtime as much. Discuss the issue/plan with-your daughter right away (after the indiscretion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) and let her express how excited she is, even have her draw a picture of it, and then maybe do something physical that will tire her out--run around the house 15 X, something like that. Then have a cooling off period afterward, where she physically calms down, and something mental where she can send her thoughts in another direction--thinking about how soft her bed is, how cuddly her stuffed animals are, how sleepy she is.</p><p>If she gets all squirmy and says she can't help but think about the event, bring her back to the present and remind her that it's time to sleep, and that she will NOT awaken you if she cannot sleep. If it's really bad, she can read or draw, but she can only do it by the light of her closet or nightlight (that will help keep her sleepy--no bright lights in the middle of the night!).</p><p> </p><p>Too bad she's too old to make up stories like when she was younger. For ex., when my son was too excited to go to bed one night b4 Easter, at about 10:30, exhausted, we finally told him that the Easter bunny started his rounds at midnight and we didn't know which house he'd go to first. If he came to our house first and difficult child was still awake, he'd skip the house.</p><p>I have never, ever seen a kid go to sleep so fast in my life! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 206130, member: 3419"] Aw, Jen, that is so hard. So sorry about the drama teacher. Arg. I can see standing at the end of the room, saying, "Come on, difficult child, shout to me back here!" in a happy voice, but it sounds more like she pretty much lectured difficult child. Just because teachers are called "teachers" doesn't mean than can really teach ... I remember being so excited about going to the state fair when I was a kid, I couldn't sleep the night b4. Ditto with-camp. Of course, I would never, ever have awakened my parents to tell them that. Sigh. Your difficult child clearly has anxiety and will have to learn how to cope with-her heightened arousal when she gets excited about things. I'd come up with-a plan (forgive me if you've already done this) to go through some kind of routine, in addition to the herbal remedies the next time this happens--and it will--because people never, ever "get it" when it comes to our kids. (However, even at the age of 9 that mom could have been a bit more discreet. My friends and I all have arrangements never to tell our kids our plans until the same day, for that exact reason.) At any rate, I'd address it earlier rather than later, so it doesn't affect bedtime as much. Discuss the issue/plan with-your daughter right away (after the indiscretion :) ) and let her express how excited she is, even have her draw a picture of it, and then maybe do something physical that will tire her out--run around the house 15 X, something like that. Then have a cooling off period afterward, where she physically calms down, and something mental where she can send her thoughts in another direction--thinking about how soft her bed is, how cuddly her stuffed animals are, how sleepy she is. If she gets all squirmy and says she can't help but think about the event, bring her back to the present and remind her that it's time to sleep, and that she will NOT awaken you if she cannot sleep. If it's really bad, she can read or draw, but she can only do it by the light of her closet or nightlight (that will help keep her sleepy--no bright lights in the middle of the night!). Too bad she's too old to make up stories like when she was younger. For ex., when my son was too excited to go to bed one night b4 Easter, at about 10:30, exhausted, we finally told him that the Easter bunny started his rounds at midnight and we didn't know which house he'd go to first. If he came to our house first and difficult child was still awake, he'd skip the house. I have never, ever seen a kid go to sleep so fast in my life! :) [/QUOTE]
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