Suggestions problems with bed time routine any suggestions....

My daughter had problems like this last year. They are better this year, but her two daughters share a room and that makes it even more complicated. They have a bedtime routine, but still the six year old gets up some nights saying she had a bad dream. My daughter reassures her, and also reminds her that she can talk to God about it as well. They start for bed after supper and they brush teeth, have a story, have some things that they say to each other every night, kind of reminders, that revolve around the idea of "I love you, no matter what". Dad participates in the bedtime as well. Both of the girls go to bed better and sleep better if it is a day that they can walk to school and play outside.

I have been pretty lucky with my 6 year old. When her and her younger sister were sharing a room I could sometimes hear them at 11 and sometimes midnight laughing, talking, or playing. I quickly put a stop to that by separating them, and letting them have their own rooms. The only thing I can suggest as it sometimes takes my girls an hour or so to fall asleep is to start putting them to bed earlier. I want my oldest to be sleeping by 8:30, so I put her to bed at 7:30. If my 6 year old doesn't get enough sleep look out! She gets an attitude, she is slow at school, can't concentrate, and just overall has a BAD day. Hope things get better, and hang in there!

i think best way to make them comfortable is to sleep with them, when they are sue that all have slept ...there are less chances of their waking up...

Thankfully my child sleeps soundly at night. But I am sorry for you as I know how it feels like to feel tired as when my kid was a newborn she used to wake up almost every single hour. I would suggest to make something special in her room so as to make bedtime better for her - you know - an experience that she looks forward to. You could decorate her room with characters she likes, buy her a night lamp or leave the lamp on throughout the night so as to give her a feeling of reassurance and avoid having her feel frightened of the dark. You could also buy her a soft toy that lights up, and sings sweet melodies that will help her feel drowsy and relaxed. There are several available in stores and online and they can work wonders. It will also help to set her a routine, such as giving her a bath (as thatwill relax her a lot too), putting on her pyjamas, reading her a bedtime story and sing her a lullaby. I wish you luck and would be happy to know if you found any of these suggestions helpful.

What are your evening rituals prior to getting her to sleep? Warm bath? Warm glass of milk? bedtime stories? That usually help kids to put them to sleep. And maybe you should also lessen her nap time in the afternoon.

My daughter isn't as old as yours she is 2 years old. We put our daughter down for bed at 9 but she doesn't have school yet but she has a set bed time. But we always do a bath every other night but at like 8 or 8:30 then we read a book either me or my husband read two of them. One is her favorite book "Brown Bear Brown Bear, What do you see? and then "It's time to sleep". Then I turn on her two night lights and turn on her Violet which is her leap frog toy. We also put a few toys for her to sleep with them. So by the time it's 10 she is normally a sleep and we don't give in to what ever she wants.

have you tried playing soft music till she falls asleep? Classical music, instrumental music, soft music with lyrics in a foreign language (this way she won't be distracted thinking about the words of the songs) or if you are religious, try playing some spiritual songs. That way the words of the songs will be comforting and not so much of a distraction.