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<blockquote data-quote="tiredmommy" data-source="post: 117983" data-attributes="member: 1722"><p>We had to put wind chimes on Duckie's bedroom door because of her nocturnal wanderings. Does she have any physical outlets like dance, a sport or family exercise time? It may help her to feel a little more relaxed come bedtime. Another thought: a sleep study to confirm she has no other issues interrupting her sleep. by the way, sleep deprivation can make a child more hyper and anxious. </p><p>I love what scouting has done for my Duckie, she's a first year Brownie. But joining Daisies right after her fifth birthday really helped her build some social successes, which she desperately needed. As for sleepovers, I would hold off until she's ready and comfortable. Maybe a "pretend sleepover" where friends come for dinner, a movie, get ready for bed... then head home. FWIW, I don't think most kids are ready for sleepovers in kindergarten.</p><p>We did away with timeouts for Duckie when she was nearly five because they just didn't work. She focused on fighting with me or how naughty she was. We finally started sending her to her room so she could pull herself together. She also would do vocal stims around this time, so we talked about how we knew it made her feel better to stimulant but it drove her parents bonkers. So we asked her to go into her room so she could stimulant until she felt better. We made sure she understood it was the stimming, not her, that we wanted in her room. The net sum of all this is that she finally has begun to self sooth and calm herself a little. She's begun to excuse herself briefly to pull herself together before the meltdown. It took changing it away from being a punishment to having her be responsible for how she reacts. So, punishment isn't our objective as much anymore but rather learning to do better. Any punishments now follow natural consequences: no dessert if she hasn't eaten a healthy dinner. No tv or computer until she does her homework. No play dates or after school activities if she hasn't gotten a decent night's sleep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tiredmommy, post: 117983, member: 1722"] We had to put wind chimes on Duckie's bedroom door because of her nocturnal wanderings. Does she have any physical outlets like dance, a sport or family exercise time? It may help her to feel a little more relaxed come bedtime. Another thought: a sleep study to confirm she has no other issues interrupting her sleep. by the way, sleep deprivation can make a child more hyper and anxious. I love what scouting has done for my Duckie, she's a first year Brownie. But joining Daisies right after her fifth birthday really helped her build some social successes, which she desperately needed. As for sleepovers, I would hold off until she's ready and comfortable. Maybe a "pretend sleepover" where friends come for dinner, a movie, get ready for bed... then head home. FWIW, I don't think most kids are ready for sleepovers in kindergarten. We did away with timeouts for Duckie when she was nearly five because they just didn't work. She focused on fighting with me or how naughty she was. We finally started sending her to her room so she could pull herself together. She also would do vocal stims around this time, so we talked about how we knew it made her feel better to stimulant but it drove her parents bonkers. So we asked her to go into her room so she could stimulant until she felt better. We made sure she understood it was the stimming, not her, that we wanted in her room. The net sum of all this is that she finally has begun to self sooth and calm herself a little. She's begun to excuse herself briefly to pull herself together before the meltdown. It took changing it away from being a punishment to having her be responsible for how she reacts. So, punishment isn't our objective as much anymore but rather learning to do better. Any punishments now follow natural consequences: no dessert if she hasn't eaten a healthy dinner. No tv or computer until she does her homework. No play dates or after school activities if she hasn't gotten a decent night's sleep. [/QUOTE]
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