Do your children sleep well?
By jugsjugs
@jugsjugs (12967)
June 9, 2009 11:30am CST
I have the problem of none of my kids sleeping.It seems like none of my children need or want to sleep.I have been to my dr various times and none of the medication works for my younger son.He is now being assed for adhd as he is on the go all the time and is like jeykl and hyde.How well do your children sleep?
11 responses
@foxrocks (29)
• United States
10 Jun 09
I have a 12 year old that sleeps pretty good our biggest problem is to get him to go to bed he likes to stay awake and read til 11 or 12. Our 5 year old has never slept thru the night he has adhd and epilipsy and his meds knock him out for the first part of the night but then about 4 he comes into our room and sleeps with us tossing and turning. He also has night terrors. Our 3 year old is finally sleeping most nights but occationally still gets up. I can not wait to they all sleep through the night. :)
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@moondancer (7433)
• United States
10 Jun 09
fox, I would suggest that you hang a dream catcher over your childs bed. Also cleanse the room. You'll need salt (iodized table salt) and olive oil.
Go around the room and sprinkle the salt all around it saying I bless this room in the name of God until you are done. Also bless your olive oil. Take your finger and get some on it and make a cross at every window and the door, saying I bless this room and all in it in the name of God. Then say, I bless this room in the name of God and that it and my son be protected in the name of God. All others must leave you are not welcome here, I say this in the name of God.
You will be done.
This will protect your child and his room. Children can see and sense things that you can not. I do this around my whole house and inside on a regular basis.
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@jessi0887 (2788)
• United States
9 Jun 09
My son is about thirty months old. He has never slept well. I just had a sleep study done on him and they have no idea what it is. So they told me he would have to outgrow it. I tried to keep him real busy in the day so perhaps he will be exhausted by bed time. Sometimes it seems to help but not always. He will fight going to sleep. Then he wakes anywhere from once to five times throughout the night. Waking once is considered a good night for me.
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@moondancer (7433)
• United States
10 Jun 09
My grandson had problems sleeping, he is severe adhd and bi-polar. I gave him St. Johns wort 3 or 4 times a day. Making sure that he took his medicine everyday like clock work at a certain time.
With him the St Johns Wort worked some on the adhd. It does work for them. As long as they take it on a regular basis. It's cheap you can get it at the dollar store for a dollar or so.
Best wishes for you and your child. Also do what I suggested for fox in your discussion.
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@pillusch (1147)
• Mexico
9 Jun 09
I’m sorry to hear that, must be tough for you as a parent. My 14 year old puts his head down and is gonne a split second later. But I’m beginning to be concerned about the other one, who is 13. He says he can’t sleep at night, tosses around in bed, and is obviously tired during the day. So we’ve been trying some herbal teas, see how that’s going to work.
All the best
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@imajerseygirl (433)
• United States
10 Jun 09
My older two have adhd, always on the go. When they were younger and went to daycare I used to argue with the school because they always wanted to give them naps. No one believed me when I told them that a 5 minute nap caused them to stay up til 1am, and that is waking up at 7 am. They are still like that from time to time, but now with the weather getting nicer I make sure they go outside for a few hours and run that energy out. Then at 9pm (now with summer vacation 10pm) It's I don't care how bored you are in your room lay down, lights out, time for bed. It has worked. (I found the medications didn't work for my kids either)
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@sufitz5 (10)
• United States
10 Jun 09
I tried to start my young children on a sleep routine when they were very young. Of course it didn't work all of the time, but it does now. They now know when it's seven o'clock, they go right to the bathroom to brush their teeth and then they know next is stories. I just tried to keep the routine the same, no matter what. Now, the routine is what tells them it's bedtime, not me. It seemed to work. Of course, there are some nights where we have bad dreams or what not. But, if they play hard during the day and I spend a lot of time with them, they go right to bed. This is what works for me. I am not saying you are doing anything wrong, this is just what has worked for me. I find that on some days if I don't play with them enough, they try to get my attention at bed time.
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@magrylouyu (1627)
• United States
9 Jun 09
My children for the most part sleep pretty well at night. My oldest who is 5 is the one who gives me a little trouble. She will wake up about 2 times a night to go potty but usually on the second time she likes to sneak into bed with me and her father. I try to keep her out of that. My youngest daughter and my stepson will sleep until 8:30am without a problem in the world. My oldest daughter however will be up by 6:30 every morning ready to go. That is the thing that I have a problem with and it's slowly getting better. I have even tried keeping her up until 11pm and even that doesnt work she still will get up at 6am and will be exastued by 5pm. It's a struggle and I hope soon enough it will change when she gets older.
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@momtrying2makeit (3270)
• United States
14 Jun 09
My girls do have nightmares on occasion now latetly my youngest has been having nightmares almost every nite. It is bad because I get no sleep at all. I think today I am gonna try and sneak in a nap. I got like not even 3 hours and I am beat. I am not sure how long I will be doing mylot today because I am so tired. I wanted to work real hard today but we see how long it lasts. 
@doormouse (4599)
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12 Jun 09
I found my daughter sleeps better than my 2 boys,my daughter slept through the night at 8 wks and never had any problems with her,my boys on the other hand were a right pain,the eldest didn't sleep through the night til he was 3,and my youngest is 7 and still wets the bed and wakes at least once a night,but doctors think that's due to his behaviour problems
@nimzia (388)
• India
10 Jun 09
Hi parent,My kid is only 1 and1/2 years old.But iam verymuch concentrated in her health and daily routines.she will sleep at night and wake up after 10 or 9 hours.after that she will sleep at 3.o'clock then after 2 hours she will wake up..some days whan they have any fever or cold some changes.
