On Jul 24, 3:21 pm, "Stephanie" <h...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> NL wrote:
> > Stephanie schrieb:
>
> >> Many days he does sleep in. Many days he gets up because he is
> >> hungry or has to go to the bathroom. Some mornings his sister makes
> >> too much noise getting up and wakes him up. We basically NEVER wake
> >> him up.
>
> > Sorry, but that doesn't really sound like a regular routine to me.
>
> I meant a regular go TO bed routine.
>
> > Get him up whenever you get up or his siblings get up. Make it a fixed
> > time, like 7 or 8a.m. or something and put him to bed at a set time,
> > too, like 8p.m. That gives him about 12 hours to sleep in, which means
> > even if he doesn't fall asleep right away he should get enough sleep.
> > Be super rigid for a while (I'd say 2 weeks) no exceptions except for
> > emergencies and a weekend is not an emergency, then see if it has
> > improved any.
>
> That makes no sense. He is already walking wounded, and you want me to
> curtail his sleep further? The problem is not being able to slow his
mind
> down. He has TOLD me this. His difficulty in falling asleep is worse the
> more tired he gets, as is often the case.
>
> > Try the relaxation techniques, but if he sleeps in a lot that means he
> > will be awake longer and that's a cycle you need to break, if it
> > bothers you...
>
> It is not me it bothers. It is him. I don't care when he sleeps. As long
as
> he does not feel tired all day. The problem is that he is not getting
enough
> sleep.
So maybe he needs a afternoon siesta? When he says he is tired let him
have a half hour to hour rest. See what happens. Who knows once he has
that rest he may be able to sleep at night. He may be too tired to
sleep (I know that Ive been there too) Try to keep the bed time and
wake up time fairly structured.If he is up early fine but he needs to
be up at the latest by-------.By letting him sleep in his internal
clock is getting a little messed up. Having a nap might help
rejuvenate.(It also gives him a less stressfull time to
"practice"falling asleep. On the other hand have you and your son
talked to a Doctor about the sleep concerns because he may also not be
sleeping well. Getting up for the washroom etc.
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