My little sister hasnt been able to go to sleep because shes scared someone is going to break in . She started acting like this , this week , out of no where . She kept my mom up the other night until 1 . My sister is 7 . Im 15 . What can I do to help my sister be able to go to sleep ?
2006-12-02 16:11:37 · 17 answers · asked by MLPT 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
a lot of times a night light helps or leave a light on in the bathroom. This is just a phase ... it will pass.
2006-12-02 16:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by ValleyR 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember being that age and watching horror flicks and not being able to sleep for 3-4 days afterwards. It was awful, everytime I closed my eyes I thought for sure I would be dead. Eventually I was so exhausted I crashed and slept finally. Tell her it's just not going to happen - there's no way it could happen and that she needs to not worry. In the meantime, keep her busy and get her mind off of it. Take her swimming at the local pool, get involved with Christmas prepartions (make popcorn strings, anything) Eventually she'll forget about it and resume her normal sleeping patterns. Whatever you do, don't make fun of her and "scare" her that somebody's going to get her. Older sisters can make the difference for making it better or worse. Be wise. (I had an older sister, boy, she could really get me either way)
2006-12-03 00:16:30 · answer #2 · answered by daff73 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sleep in the same room with her show her that all the doors are lock and windows to try a night light that will help her ask her why she feels this why talking about it always helps i hope this helps you out
2006-12-03 00:18:02 · answer #3 · answered by dar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pray with her before bed this might just be a phase she is going through, she could be having nightmares maybe you could let her snuggle in bed a couple of nights with you, let her know everything is okay! be supportive to her.
hope this will help
she may have seen something on t.v. or heard people talking about that sort of thing
hope it gets better for her and your mom!
2006-12-03 00:16:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep reassuring her and being patient. It shouldn't last. The fear that she has seems unreasonable and unlikely to happen as far as you are concerned, but to her, it's REAL. Let her know that you take her fear seriously and hopefully after a short while, things should be more restful for all involved.
2006-12-03 00:15:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sleep in da same room as her or stay in the room till she goes to sleep...she probably saw a scary show/movie on tv...i saw the movie SAW and i cudnt get a lot of sleep. Or u cud always use a night light.
2006-12-03 00:13:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
coax her and convince her that eveyrhting is okay and that when you were 7, 8 years ago everything was fine and still is. give her a stuffed animal to protect her or even lay with her before she sleeps to make her feel safe. hope this helps!
2006-12-03 00:13:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sleep in the bed with her with a bat next to you so she will think you can defend her if someone breaks in
maybe it was a movie she watched that scared her
2006-12-03 00:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by lovely 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell her magical stories. Tell her about the giant puppy dog that blows away robbers from the house. ztell her about the magical force-field you can create. Give her treats.
Basically comfort her with long happy stories until she falls asleep happily.
2006-12-03 00:14:13 · answer #9 · answered by Blue Fairy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
warm milk and a good massage. have he watch some television that encourages happiness so that she can get that break in stuff out of her mind. did she watch the news which can scare kids her age because of the violence that they show.
2006-12-03 00:14:17 · answer #10 · answered by da skoolar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋