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| Mon, 01-07-2008 - 8:31am |
Good Morning,
My 15 yr. old daughter has recently informed me that she doesn't fall asleep in bed for hours at night.
| Mon, 01-07-2008 - 8:31am |
Good Morning,
My 15 yr. old daughter has recently informed me that she doesn't fall asleep in bed for hours at night.
Have you tried eliminating her access to television right before going to bed?
We have this problem too.
Hello all,
I saw a program on T.V. that said teenagers levels of seratonin(our sleep hormone)
You can look into melatonin
I was told it is relatively safe but, of course, use your own good judgment and that of your doc
When we get tired, work through it and then get that second wind? We have lost out melatonin which is what helps us sleep. Thats how it was explained to me. This is common in the 0-3 age group too and this is how the developmental pediatrician explained it to those of us who work with the little buggers! He says it has a 50% success rate
Also be sure she is getting plenty of daylight. If its dark and dreary you may need to add full spectrum lighting in a desk lamp. Then be sure it is dark, dark at night. As dark as you get that room-no nightlights in the bathroom adjacent or computer monitor, cell phone glowing.
My boys all struggle with this. And, as someone said, sleeping in a bit on Sat is okay but not until noon-you will get messed up
My daughter has a terrible time sleeping. We went for a sleep study (totally covered by our insurance) and she has severe sleep apnea, just like me. In November she had her tonsils removed and will need to go for another sleep study in about 3 weeks to see if that helped. The sleep specialist said that either way she will probably need a CPAP to help with the sleep apnea. This is a breathing machine that forces you to breath when you are asleep. It has helped me tremendously.
There are some other things she outlined for Kelsie about sleep scheduling. She set a time for her as a target to get to sleep and a time to get up. Her get to sleep time is 12:30 and get up time is 7:00 I know this sounds late to go to sleep, but just laying there and not sleeping is worse. Then if she still isn't asleep in 30-45 min she is to get up out of bed and turn on the lowest light possible and read something that is boring for about 30 min. then try again. She should sleep without lights on as your body needs to know that it is night time.
Here are some no-no's. Never get up and watch tv or use the computer. Don't use the computer later in the evening. The reason for this is that the mind associates light with daytime, and since the computer has
My DD is similar!
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