My boyfriend's 4 year old daughter stays up til 10:30 at night. She wakes up at 7 and takes no naps...she doesn't get candy often and doesn't drink soda or have lots of sugary foods. What is going on? I can barely keep up with her! :-(
2006-06-23 06:55:45 · 34 answers · asked by Swaygirl27 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
My daughter was the same way at four, she is five now and still is up until 10:00pm or so and wakes up at 7:00am. Sorry to say, some kids need more sleep than others, and ours are the "others". Haha. I give my daughter a bath to calm her down and let her watch a movie while she goes to sleep, I put her to bed at 9:00 and she is usually alseep by 10:00. We have a no getting out of bed rule, so that helps keep the sanity.
Good luck! My daughter is a step-daughter too. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions on anything! I've been her step-mom since she was a baby.
2006-06-23 07:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by tortasinqueso 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She's got a lot of energy. My 3 year old is the same way but she takes a nap. I've thought of cutting the nap out but then I'd be dealing with a crying, whining, destructive, annoying child for an hour before she falls to sleep. Since it has gotten warm out I've been taking her to the park for an hour and letting her run herself raged or putting her in a kiddy pool in the hot draining sun (with lots of suncreen of course). I even put soap in the pool at times to get the bath over with. She can still stay up late sometimes but most often the task of putting her to bed is easier because she is tired.
2006-06-23 12:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by Attysholl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first make sure she has an active day. This includes.
Adventures out of the house at the park and to areas she can expend energy. If she asks you for something make sure she has a part in retreiving the item. If she wants lunch. Have her help you, if she wants you to play a game tell her to go retrieve the game.
At the end of the day get her to relax...do things that become slower and slower in pace. You may start out with a game, then clean up the room, take a bath and read her a story
2006-06-23 07:03:11 · answer #3 · answered by Danielle J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep her busy. Take her out to the park. She should be on a schedule. Example: Nap time around 12:00noon, sleep for a couple of hours. Dinner time around 4-5 pm. No later than 9:00pm she should be getting ready for bed
2006-06-23 07:04:14 · answer #4 · answered by askme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she needs a better routine. Make sure she gets exercise in the afternoon. After she eats dinner at night, give her a bath, put her jammies on. Then read her a book in bed. She should be in bed about 8 o'clock. Caffeine stays in a child's system a lot longer than adults. So no caffeine after 3 pm. hope this helps
2006-06-23 07:05:23 · answer #5 · answered by Jillian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TAKE AWAY THE TV!!! Try to wake her up and not let her wake up by herself... maybe before 7 if needed. No candy or JUICE... water or milk. Does she eat a lot of fruit? - Try less carbs...
Assure the nap is short, if any!
Give her a bath before bedtime... then put her in her bed by 8pm and don't let her get out, or she gets a spanking and the door closed.
2006-06-23 07:02:16 · answer #6 · answered by Frank 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my daughter was a baby, my girlfriend and I took our kids to the playground every evening after work and on weekends. You want the child to be tired, let them be a child and that usually requires some running around and interaction with other people. If she's just sitting there watching TV why would she be tired? My baby was ready for bed every night at 8pm.
2006-06-23 08:10:11 · answer #7 · answered by Dancer3d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever seen super nanny? you and your boyfriend need to agree about it first, then you tell her that her new bed time is 8:00, or whatever you decide. Then you put her to bed. you will have to tough it out for the first few nights, she will get out of bed, and scream and cry but she will eventually get the picture and learn how to put herself to sleep. when she gets out of bed, you dont say a word to her, you just put her back in bed and walk out of the room. and be consistant. dont give up. I promise it will work. Its sounds mean, and your heart will break hearing her scream and cry, but it will benefit the entire house when she has a set bedtime, you stick to it no matter what, she will be ok.
Before doing this, you can totally do something like read a book, sing some songs, (in her bed) do something that she might want to do thats quiet and calm. Then tell her its time to go to sleep, and leave the room. Check out super nanny when it comes back on next season if you havent seen it. It will change your bedtime life!
2006-06-23 07:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by cutiepie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kids at this age have tons of energy and they just want to play all day...try different activities during the day to keep her busy, set a bedtime and make her sleep even if she refuses, after a while she should get use to the routine and hopefully she will go to bed.
2006-06-23 07:21:04 · answer #9 · answered by dvang 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the park, things like that so she will be ready for bed at a decent time. Do activities where she can use her energy up. That's what I do with my 3,6, and 7 year olds. Keep them busy you know, and bedtimes are a snap. Good luck.
2006-06-23 06:59:41 · answer #10 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋