Stephanie wrote:
> My son is very often tired. I am a firm believer in the im****tance of
sleep!
> I think the main problem is that his mind is always thinking and moving.
He
> has a hard time stilling his mind. He will lay awake in bed playing in
his
> head all sorts of pretend games.
>
> One thing that definitely helps is HARD physical exercise throughout the
> day. And we are working to increase this further.
>
> Another thing I thought would help if we were able to learn some
meditaton
> skills. I don't really know much about meditation. So I guess I have to
have
> a clue before introducing it. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to
> proceed or other helpful ideas for sleep? Once asleep, he has no
trouble.
> But *falling* asleep is a problem for him, especially now that he is a
> little older.
How old is he?
Another thing to consider is that there's been a reasonable
amount of research suggesting that the light from electronic screens
(tv, video games, computer) tends to reset one's internal clock. If
he's having trouble getting to bed, it might be better if he avoided
any screen time the last couple hours before bed.
Best wishes,
Ericka
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