Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
What's your version...
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 368881"><p>OK I need to respond to the sleep issue and why parents might let their kids stay up later... it might be that is what works for the kid!!! My son always had sleep issues... even as a tiny baby. Interestingly he was never hungry early in the day and would take bits of a bottle until late afternoon and then would drink a lot in the afternoon and evening. We always always always had a very hard time getting him to sleep. We tried everything. Getting to sleep at night is hard for him. He is a natural night owl. But he would sleep late. I was the only mother I knew who could sit and read the paper and 9am before her baby woke up!!! So we tried various things over the years but bedtime was always difficult. When he was young I kept wondering what I was doing wrong.</p><p></p><p>Then we got my daughter (my easy child) and sleep has never been an issue. As a baby she took naps (son never did) like clockwork and went to bed in the evening easily and wok up early. It was tough when they were both young because they were opposites. She also ate early in the day and did not eat much for dinner.</p><p></p><p>So I do think there is a biological natural sleep cycle people have... my daughter is 15 now and she gets herself to be and asleep at a reasonable hour almost always. Bedtime has never been difficult with her. My son is 18 and for the last few years we have left his bedtime more to him... he has when doing well and going to school gone to bed somewhat reasonably.... but has also usually when not doing well, slept in the afternoons and literally stayed up all night. I think he is naturally a night owl and will do well eventually at a night job.</p><p></p><p>So I don't think his sleep pattern is normal by any means but I also don't think kids sleeping patters are all under a parents control either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 368881"] OK I need to respond to the sleep issue and why parents might let their kids stay up later... it might be that is what works for the kid!!! My son always had sleep issues... even as a tiny baby. Interestingly he was never hungry early in the day and would take bits of a bottle until late afternoon and then would drink a lot in the afternoon and evening. We always always always had a very hard time getting him to sleep. We tried everything. Getting to sleep at night is hard for him. He is a natural night owl. But he would sleep late. I was the only mother I knew who could sit and read the paper and 9am before her baby woke up!!! So we tried various things over the years but bedtime was always difficult. When he was young I kept wondering what I was doing wrong. Then we got my daughter (my easy child) and sleep has never been an issue. As a baby she took naps (son never did) like clockwork and went to bed in the evening easily and wok up early. It was tough when they were both young because they were opposites. She also ate early in the day and did not eat much for dinner. So I do think there is a biological natural sleep cycle people have... my daughter is 15 now and she gets herself to be and asleep at a reasonable hour almost always. Bedtime has never been difficult with her. My son is 18 and for the last few years we have left his bedtime more to him... he has when doing well and going to school gone to bed somewhat reasonably.... but has also usually when not doing well, slept in the afternoons and literally stayed up all night. I think he is naturally a night owl and will do well eventually at a night job. So I don't think his sleep pattern is normal by any means but I also don't think kids sleeping patters are all under a parents control either. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
What's your version...
Top