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<blockquote data-quote="On_Call" data-source="post: 48268" data-attributes="member: 3211"><p>We tried the TV route about a year ago - seemingly difficult child goes into pseudo-caffeine mode and stayed up one night well past 2:00 a.m. watching Scooby Doo and Pokeman. </p><p></p><p>Sara, reading the crawl along the bottom of CNN would definitely work on me! </p><p></p><p>I have thought about melatonin in the past, but we have never tried it. Think I'll look into it a bit more.</p><p></p><p>I really think that any assistance difficult child could get in the relaxation department would help him with sleep as well as some of his daytime anxiety. Problem is, sometimes just the discussion of relaxation is enough to prompt some negative reaction.</p><p></p><p>Last night, after exhausting our usual rounds of relaxation ideas, I told him to lie still with his eyes closed and try imagining Sonic the Hedgehog running around jumping bales of hay - and count how many bales of hay he jumped. This morning difficult child told me that did the trick. Said he got up to 733 bales, but that finally he fell asleep - before midnight (earliest night since coming home from psychiatric hospital).</p><p></p><p>We have made both munchkins' bedtimes 30 minutes later, hoping that might help?? They are getting older and they always have a hard time going to bed this time of year because it's still light out at bedtime and some of the neighborhood kids are still outside hooting and hollering when we are trying to get them to settle in for the night.</p><p></p><p>I thought difficult child would be exhausted last night after the long weekend, getting back to school and getting back into karate after a month-long break while inpatient. This morning I suggested he ride his scooter and/or bike after school today, reminding him that the more physical activity he gets, the more tired he may be at night.</p><p></p><p>Guess we'll see. Thanks again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="On_Call, post: 48268, member: 3211"] We tried the TV route about a year ago - seemingly difficult child goes into pseudo-caffeine mode and stayed up one night well past 2:00 a.m. watching Scooby Doo and Pokeman. Sara, reading the crawl along the bottom of CNN would definitely work on me! I have thought about melatonin in the past, but we have never tried it. Think I'll look into it a bit more. I really think that any assistance difficult child could get in the relaxation department would help him with sleep as well as some of his daytime anxiety. Problem is, sometimes just the discussion of relaxation is enough to prompt some negative reaction. Last night, after exhausting our usual rounds of relaxation ideas, I told him to lie still with his eyes closed and try imagining Sonic the Hedgehog running around jumping bales of hay - and count how many bales of hay he jumped. This morning difficult child told me that did the trick. Said he got up to 733 bales, but that finally he fell asleep - before midnight (earliest night since coming home from psychiatric hospital). We have made both munchkins' bedtimes 30 minutes later, hoping that might help?? They are getting older and they always have a hard time going to bed this time of year because it's still light out at bedtime and some of the neighborhood kids are still outside hooting and hollering when we are trying to get them to settle in for the night. I thought difficult child would be exhausted last night after the long weekend, getting back to school and getting back into karate after a month-long break while inpatient. This morning I suggested he ride his scooter and/or bike after school today, reminding him that the more physical activity he gets, the more tired he may be at night. Guess we'll see. Thanks again! [/QUOTE]
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