by "Stephanie" <haaa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jul 24, 2008 at 08:04 PM
Cailleach wrote:
> On Jul 23, 6:20 pm, "Stephanie" <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> My son is very often tired. I am a firm believer in the im****tance
>> of sleep!
>
> Sounds like you're trying plenty of sensible things!
>
> Things that soothe my son to sleep are:
> - listening to a familiar story tape/CD or music in his bed with the
> lights dimmed. Has to be familiar or it keeps him awake.
> - watching a moving nightlight. When he was little he used to have a
> little magic-lantern light that rotated; now he has a projection clock
> which changes colour gradually. (A lava lamp might be nice if they're
> safe at night.)
> - when his mind is buzzing and especially if he's anxious, I go in,
> get him to lie down and tell him I'll come back in 10 minutes. And
> repeat.
>
> Dunno if any of those would work for your son, but I thought I'd
> mention them!
>
> Cailleach
Thanks. Those sound like good ideas.
