I put him to bed a 8:00, he sleeps for about an hour then wakes up and is up all night.
2007-12-11 16:16:42 · 14 answers · asked by Dee 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
My daughter had trouble sleeping after we moved - she would be up all night and sleep very little during the day. I was very worried about her. So, I had an idea: maybe I should make sure she is extremely tired by bedtime, and that way she'll sleep when she's supposed to.
So, the next day after I got this idea, I took my daughter to the park, where she ran around for around two hours, and then we went shopping (she loves shopping), and after the shopping we went to Gymboree, by the time we got home it was already bedtime... And guess what? She slept like a baby. (Well, to me she still is my baby girl, but anyway.)
Personally, if your son is waking up at night, I think it's because he has extra energy bottled up in there somewhere. Maybe you could take him somewhere where he could run around, get extremely tired, and then when he comes back home I bet he'll be tired enough to sleep for the whole night. Boys, especially at that age, have a LOT of energy.
2007-12-12 16:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by Villanueva 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My 5 year old starting doing the same thing when we moved into our new house. I would just put him back in his bed, wait for a few minutes until he calms down then leave the room. After about a week he was fine and now sleeps all night. It was a rough week but it gets easier! Also make sure that he isn't napping during the day so he is nice and sleepy at bed time.
Good luck :)
2007-12-11 16:22:44 · answer #2 · answered by Pumpernickle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask his Dr. about giving him melatonin. Its a dietary supplement . Its the natural chemical that the body produces for sleep. You can start out at 1/2 a mg but can't exceed 3 mg depending on your son's weight. Ask your doctor first! Also, you may have to resort to locking your son in his room at bedtime until he realizes that being up all night is not allowed at his age. I had to lock my two older boys in their rooms for about a year until they stopped getting out of bed. Then you don't even tell them anything, you just keep closing the door and for a while, they assume its locked. It might sound harsh or cruel, but as long as you make it loving but firm (and leave some flexibility for bad dreams, sickness or anything out of the ordinary) it really does work. Good Luck!
2007-12-12 13:31:55 · answer #3 · answered by roguemcqueen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When he wakes up in an hour, put him back to bed. Do NOT let him stay up. You are the parent, you need to set rules and stick to them. Keep putting him back to bed and do not give in, he will eventually get the idea with a lot of patience on your part.
2007-12-11 16:22:01 · answer #4 · answered by ruth m 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
you ignore him when he gets up he will go back to bed on his own....i use to do that when i was the same age and thats what my parents did and it only lasted for a few weeks....and dont let him take naps longer than an hour
2007-12-11 16:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dear Miss
Please read this OK please try laying in the bed with him and reading him a story that might help to and no naps and play with him out side at the park and play him out trust me he will want a bath a story and bed all in one no more problems
good luck Hope this helps you out OK
2007-12-11 17:36:58 · answer #6 · answered by no one here 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be that he needs a new mattress... might not be comfortable enough for him so he's tossing & turning. Another trick is to give him something high in potassium before he goes to bed, such as a banana... works really well with babies, but still applies to youths as well.
2007-12-11 16:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by Jeffrey P 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell him to create a t.v. or story book in his head. When he can't sleep, he needs to create shows or stories. He can add on a bit each night, or create a new character. Tell him in the morning he can share his stories with you if he wants (verbally or in drawings). This will keep him in bed. Eventually, he will get tired enough to fall asleep. My mom did this with us, and we have all done it with our kids starting around kindergarten age.
2007-12-11 16:22:24 · answer #8 · answered by deirdrezz 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
put him back to bed...everytime he gets up...putting back..i understand how hard it is....i have a 5 year old who will sleep in her bed until about midnight and then she comes to my bed..every night for the last couple of months....so its a fight right now..lol
2007-12-11 16:20:25 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
kept him there he will go to sleep ,or put glowing stars on ceiling and he will stare at those and sleep.
2007-12-11 17:49:16 · answer #10 · answered by myndi h 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋