my 7 year old daughter does not fall asleep before 11pm .we have tried everything bath,bed,story.nothing with sugar etc in after 6.constant physical excercise all day (ballet lesson,swimming,bike riding,park)she just will not tire.she wakes up at or b4 7am every morningshe has her own room,settles herself and everything but the problem is the time.even if we put her up at 7 with lights out she wont get out of bed or anything just lay singing or something.she is epileptic but not on medication and when her body gets over worked she has a fit so its very worrying.any suggestions please?(genuine ones only please)
2007-01-01 20:27:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
A 7 year old needs 10 hours of sleep each night. You should try to figure out if there is anything keeping her awake.
With my daughter I can not have a single noise anywhere in the house, I turn off all tv, lights, all sounds so she has nothing to stimulate her. If your daughter stays up singing, it may just be that she has too much on her mind. If you haven't already, try giving her a "settle down" time a few hours prior to bedtime, no physical activity, no exciting tv.
Have you tried warm milk? This contains enzymes to help you fall asleep.
Also try chamomile tea. There is a great tea you can find in and grocery store, it is a brand of chamomile and it's called Sleepytime Tea, it's got a picture of sleepy bears on it, this will give your daughter more incentive to try it.
2007-01-02 01:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She may be overstimulated with all the activities. You might try lowering the amount of activities and introducing quiet reading or puzzle time...things that require her mind more than her body so she can meet both her physical and mental needs. It sounds like all of her needs aren't being met to the point of her being mentally tired. Myself I can get physically tired with all the stuff I have to do during the day but I need quite reading or focus time to tire my brain and get some sleep. And if she has seizures from her body being overworked that's a sign that their is too much physical activity. You might even notice that sudden changes or upsets can cause her to have seizures later in the day. If that's the case you need to work in the calming brain stimulation slowly and work out the excess activities slowly as well. Good luck and I hope that helps.
2007-01-01 20:38:13 · answer #2 · answered by chrissy757 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my children were like that when little, I wish I had their energy.
Thanks to Rescue Remedy, Feng Shui, and having to change their diet (free of colors, starch, artificial ingredients) made things
much calmer. It worked for me, but it won't hurt to give it a shot!.
Rescue Remedy is a natural alternative, just a few drops in their
favorite juice can do the trick...you can find it at any Health Food
stores. Also, keep this web site handy www.mothering.com
please, please don't drug your kids just because their being kids;
and don't listen to people that tells that your kid has ADHD.
The National Sleep Foundation recommends these basic daily
sleep requirements for children, adolscents, & pre-teens.
Pre-schoolers: 11-13 hrs.
Elementary School kids: 10-12 hrs.
Pre-teens: 9-11 hrs
Teens: 81/2-9rhs.
******************************...
Age: 1 week
Day Sleep: 8 hours
Night Sleep: 8 1/2 hours
Total: 16 1/2 hours
Age: 1 month
Day Sleep: 7 hours
Night Sleep: 8 1/2 hours
Total: 15 1/2 hours
Age: 3 months
Day Sleep: 5 hours
Night Sleep: 10 hours
Total: 15 hours
Age: 6 months
Day Sleep: 3 1/4 hours
Night Sleep: 11 hours
Total: 14 1/4 hours
Age: 9 months
Day Sleep: 3 hours
Night Sleep: 11 hours
Total: 14 hours
Age: 12 months
Day Sleep: 2 1/4 hours
Night Sleep: 11 1/2 hours
Total: 13 3/4 hours
Many people are troubled by sleep disorders. Sleep disorders include:
Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Night Terror, Hypersomnia,
Sleepwalking, Sleeptalking, and Nightmares
2007-01-02 04:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by Sabine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some kids just don't require a lot of sleep. My son (1 out of 3)is that way. I was the same way. Sometimes we have things on our minds (exciting or curious or just taking over the world!lol) and sometimes it helps to talk it out. Please no meds. They need to be themselves for a while. Reading makes me tired.
plus with meds there performance in ballet lesson,swimming,bike riding will not be the same because it could take at least 48-72 hours for med to leave system and they could get hurt
Keep up the good work
2007-01-01 21:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by MamaJupe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are putting her to bed too early. She is not falling asleep because she is not tired that early. When we had this problem with my son, we had to progressively move his bedtime forward. He would actually fall asleep around 1:00am, so we started letting him stay up as late as he wanted, instead of putting him to bed at 8:30pm. He started falling asleep naturally around 11:30pm. After about a week of letting him go to sleep when he wanted, we started putting him to bed at 11:30. He would fall asleep right away, so every night we moved his bedtime up 10 minutes. Now, we did not tell him what we were doing. We just did it because we knew he would start having fits if he knew he was going to bed earlier and earlier. He can now go to bed at 8:30pm and be asleep by 9:00. However, he started getting up way earlier! So, be forwarned, if she goes to sleep earlier, then she will probably get up earlier, too!
Good luck!
2007-01-01 20:33:00 · answer #5 · answered by bashnick 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some people are physically tired, but can not go to sleep because their mind is working to hard, and too fast to allow them any relaxation time.
2007-01-02 00:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by Akarui 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should close your daughters door with the lights off and just kinda wait until she decides to go to bed and give her a bottle of water and then she will sleep
2007-01-05 19:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you put her to bed...do u fuss over her?,,,maybe she is attention seeking?...if so maybe once you have tucked her in bed and said goodnight...don't give into any attention seeking...maybe that will help...good luck!!!!!!
2007-01-02 02:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by Bob P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋