bothered with my niece..
By eiram23
@eiram23 (421)
Philippines
November 11, 2012 8:24pm CST
I have a two year old niece who is so hyperactive. She usually sleep so late at night that at times it's been one in the morning but still she is wide awake. She is not sleeping much in the afternoon as well. She only have like 2-3 hrs between 12-3 pm as her nap time. We are all sleepy and really wanted to sleep but just can't because she is still very much awake. This is not a good thing for a little child like her for as far as I know she should be getting plenty of sleep. And the thing is even if she sleep late at night, she woke up early so she is not meeting that recommended sleeping hours for her.. Can any mom out there probably can give me an idea why this could be happening or has there been any mom out there who has the same case as my niece?
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7 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
13 Nov 12
I think that just to be sure, you should seek doctor's advice regarding this. It is really unhealthy for a child to be sleeping less than the normal 8-10 hours.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
13 Nov 12
Maybe you can share these links to your friend so that she'll be aware of what could be causing her child to be sleeping less and if there are things that they should do to help her fall asleep.
http://children.webmd.com/guide/sleep-disorders-children-symptoms-solutions
http://www.douglas.qc.ca/info/sleep-and-children-impact-of-lack-of-sleep-on-daily-life
@lizlee (208)
• Philippines
12 Nov 12
Hi! I'm no expert but I think one of the reasons why your niece is so hyperactive and don't like to sleep much is because she is in the stage wherein she has so much energy that tends her not sleep. But what did her pediatrician say about her condition? Is your niece eating too many sweets? Cause sweets can make a person hyper. If she does, better have her stay away from it or give sweets in minimal portions
@rberon1985 (5359)
• Philippines
12 Nov 12
For me, my point of view is that it is very normal for a child to be very hyperactive. It is very nice to see than seeing your niece just sitting and not doing anything or what we called in our Filipino term "matamlay". Try to observe her in the next coming days. Or probably her mom can ask her to sleep on the scheduled sleep even she doesn't like until such time that she will be use to it.
@eiram23 (421)
• Philippines
12 Nov 12
I understand being hyperactive is normal to a child. What I'm bothered about is her sleeping pattern. I know it's not healthy for her to sleep that way. She has been like this ever since she's one I guess.. Well asking her to sleep on her scheduled sleep could be an option however at her age I don't thin her mom can force her to go to sleep. If only she is afraid of the dark then she could probably be force to sleep early, just turn off the lights, however she is not afraid either.
@Aamrubhai (48)
•
12 Nov 12
Hello Eiram23.
I'm very interested to read your story. As you know, I have child 1 years 2 month. The case is same as your nephew. My daughter have a habit hard to sleep in the night. and often weakup early in the morning. During the days she sleep, but only 2 hours. If she wake up at night, she will be hard to sleep and wanted to play it alone. So I think, something like that maybe normal for children her age. Live how we respon. do come play with him until he fell as sleep himslef. or find another way for him to sleep.
@eiram23 (421)
• Philippines
13 Nov 12
Hmm. maybe your right. They are just on the stage wherein they are really hyperactive. But I know for a fact this is really not good specially for their growth. Children at this age should be getting atleast 10-12 hrs. The thing is the more you play with her the more she will be awaken.. I don't know.
@edvc77 (2140)
• Philippines
12 Nov 12
My child is like that at timew. Howeever, when he played the whole day and tired, he would sleep early around 9pm and woke up at 10:00a.m. When he is not tired he sleep late at night around 1:00am and wake up however at 11:00am in the morning. I think you should give her activities at day and avoid food too that are energy food like chocolates or you wake her up early in the morning around 8am and do not let her nap, and she will be sleep around 8pm.
Good day!
@eiram23 (421)
• Philippines
13 Nov 12
Actually you know what even she will get tired the whole day for example she will play with her playmates outside or even if she will not take a nap, still the same thing. She sleeps like an adult. It's kinda bothering me really coz I know for a fact at her gae she should be sleeping for like 10-12 hrs but she's not.she is not fond of eating chocolates either, as a matter of fact she just drink her milk. She doesn't eat solid food that much either.
@hlfbldmom (743)
• Philippines
12 Nov 12
My nephew is like that when i first came here. He used to stay up late and he is so hyperactive. But since staying up is not good for a child at that age I force him to sleep early around 9pm then he can woke up around 6am or 7am. It's the routine of her sleep that make her like that. The mom should ask her to sleep same time every night and same time in the afternoon. Maybe they let her stay up late and play that's why she used to that routine. Kids don't want to go to sleep even if they are sleepy they wanted to play and play and play I noticed that with my nephew even if he is so sleepy he still play and said he is not sleepy.
@eiram23 (421)
• Philippines
13 Nov 12
I think your right cause her mom is letting her play with her ipod untill the battery gets drain. MAybe that should be minimized since my niece wont really fall asleep not unless her ipod is completely drained. However even if she is not playing with it..she still does the same thing. We have been trying to force her to go to sleep early but we just end up sleep already late. She is not afraid of the dark, she is not afraid of anything. Anyn tip that we can probably do to have her sleep routine established?
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
12 Nov 12
Yeah she isn't getting much sleep at all. We don't have that problem with our daughter staying up that late. Perhaps her parents can call her doctor and tell them what is happening with her schedule and he/she can give advice. What if she doesn't take a nap in the afternoon? That may help her sleep earlier and throughout the night. It seems like a nap might be interfering. They could even check into her eating patterns. Maybe sugar or other additives in foods is bothering her. I hope that you will be able to get many suggestions.
@eiram23 (421)
• Philippines
12 Nov 12
Thanks Dominique.. You know what even if she is not takin a nap in the afternoon. it still happens the same thing or sometimes if she sleeps early say around 7pm you will expect her to be awake after 3-4 hours still and she will not be sleep again untill dawn. I don't know if her mom already told this to her pedia but as far as her food i don't think so. Well she is not sickly though which we are thankful of. She has never been afflicted with any kind of disease aside from the usual cough and colds.
