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Re: Sleep Problems

Posted by spot on September 27, 2002 at 12:43:57:

In Reply to: Sleep Problems posted by Brian on September 27, 2002 at 11:23:31:

Gotta stay firm dad. At her age she doesn't recognize the importance of going to bed, but you are well aware that learning (and it is a Learned skill) to go to sleep will benefit her for the rest of her life. You've started with some good structure. Try being firm about the end point - eg, bath at 7 pm and bed at 8 would mean that you teach her that in between she can have a drink, a cuddle, story, etc but the end point (8pm in bed) is non-negotiable. Although her mother's routine isn't your style, it is a routine that your daughter has learned to comply with so I would adapt it to you, instead. Maybe at 8 shut the door?

I had all sorts of probs with my son (I was single mom) so that he was delaying bed for hours and I got sucked into this, that, and the other sympathy story. Circumstances changed so that I HAD to be firm. Within 2 weeks he was on a schedule, no problems. In bed and 8, asleep by 8:10. One thing I did was insist on the TIME for bed, and I didn't demand he sleep. He had to be in bed, that was the rule; whether he slept or not was up to him. He always chose to sleep :) (also look around for behavioural techniques - these are the strategies to deal with these difficulties)

Good luck.

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