4 year old can't switch off at night to sleep

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how about some story cd's? -we put ours on pretty quiet so he has to stay still to listen.

we do that too

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how about some story cd's? -we put ours on pretty quiet so he has to stay still to listen.

we do that too

please can someone tell me how to quote, i thought highlighting,copy, paste and tick the quote msg in reply box, but alas not.

hmm or maybe its like this, but then how do you take quotes from posts that aren't directly above?

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ignore me guys i think i've cracked it

mum2twinsx2

Am having exact same problem with one of my D/D`s, she is laying in bed for good two hours attempting to go to sleep. She doesn't have any toys or books in bed with her. She goes to school does quite few after school classes, her sister is out like a light. I was wondering if it was too light for her as they have a blind but it isn't blackout, so may invest. Really struggling to wake her in the mornings.

flutterby_lil

If he is just laying there and not causing a problem he is obviously happy and content just chilling - you are prob conscious that he needs the sleep but his body is telling his he doesn't.

Leave him be and let him relax like that, they say a good relax is almost equal to good sleep.

freddie_2

Have a DD like this, could easily go to bed at 7.30 and still be sitting in bed 'reading' and playing games with her bears an hour later.

This week she has been at a club each night till 8.30 and is so tired she goes straight to sleep but downside is she needs woken in morning at about 8.15 for school.

TBH I am starting to think that is ok reading in bed, I do it and maybe she needs to as well. She stays in bed and doesnt get up and down so maybe she just wants some quiet peaceful time.

she is 5.

JodyBPM

My DS does this sometimes. We put a story cd on for him to listen quietly to, and simply don't let him have books/toys etc in bed with him - he knows they will be confiscated if we find him playing/reading. He generally falls asleep fairly quickly. Ironically we find that it is when he is overtired that he struggles to drop off - he seems to have a "window" between 6.30 and 7.00 where he will fall asleep in seconds, between 7 and 7.30 it will take him 20 mins or so before he drops off, but if we keep him up later than 7.30 (special occasions, or sometimes when we are just running late with everything) then he is a nightmare, struggles to settle and can be in and out to the loo, tossing and turning etc for an hour or two before he switches off. He seems to get a bit "wired" when he gets overtired! He's just turned 5 and in reception btw.

So, crazy as it sounds, have you tried putting him to bed half an hour earlier? Our routine is basically dinner, bath or shower and in pjs, board game/I spy/quiet playtime as a family for 15-30mins, then story and bed with lights out.

We put DD who is 6.5 to bed at the same time as DS, but she gets to read in bed for an extra 15-30 minutes as long as they are in bed by 7.

marywooyeah

I have a 3 yr old DS who has trouble sleeping too. We try to have him in bed by 8, but with bath etc its usually half 8, read him a story but he's wide awake and trying to run off into our bed and says he "doesnt like" his bed. Even though he has a brand new bed shaped like Thomas the Tank Engine! We took him for a walk in his buggy to get him off the other night, thinking he needed some fresh air maybe after being indoors all day but he was still wide awake when we eventually shut the door to his room at 10! Understand your frustration OP - I'm at my wits end too!

emsywoo123

Deleted_User wrote: »

ignore me guys i think i've cracked it

Ha ha I felt like I was in your head then!!

OP, my DD goes through stages of this, she is nearly 8 now and in one of these stages!! No advice, so long as he is happy and bright in the day you might find it is just a cyclical thing

Bella79

Hello,

Ive been having the excact same problem with my dd who is 4 and goes Ft in sept, i just dont think shes wore out enough, i do find it helps if i take her out in the afternoon after she finishes nursery, but thats not always poss.

On the plus side her teacher did say that come sept when they go Ft they will be soooo tired ! lol