Hi all! Just wanted to see how everyone was doing today. Are things going well? Do you have a situation regarding your child that me might be able to help with?
Donna
Doing good thanks...little tired...my 6 yr. old ADHD is not sleeping well.. he use to wake up screaming, we've gotten past that but now he gets up and comes into my bedroom and sleeps on the floor, grandpa chases him back to bed several times a night, grandma(me) is not getting enough sleep because of this and neither is anyone else. If we just let him sleep on the floor when he comes in he sleeps all night until we wake him up for school. I know it's not a good idea to let him get use to sleeping there but it's the only way we all get a good nights sleep...he is usually so quiet we don't know he is there until we wake up in the morning. Wondering if this is an attachment issue..he's our grandson that we have had custody of for over 2 years. Dad is in jail and mom has 2 other younger children but is not capable of having him and his brother. Sees her every other weekend. What do you think?
Hi! Our daughters who have ADHD take medicine at night to help them sleep. Our psychiatrist told us that it's very hard for them to shut their brains down at night so they sometimes need help sleeping. I'm not sure how you feel about that option. Does he have trouble falling asleep also? He could also have attachment issues. Here's what I did when our girls first moved in with us. I gave each of them a shirt or nightshirt of mine. I would spray their pillows with pillow spray right before bed. I would also turn the radio on very low and put a night light in their room. That helped them adjust. To this day we use the radio and pillow spray. My youngest and second to youngest still sleep with my nightshirt.
Does anyone else have any suggestions?
No he doesn't have any trouble falling asleep...10 mins. and he's usually out...staying asleep is another thing. He sleeps with a blanket that was mine which he has done for a few years..this getting up several times a night just started about 2 months ago. He has a dr. appt next week so i think i'll discuss with the dr. and see what she thinks..thanks for the suggestions..might try the radio idea and see if that helps.
Hmmm. Maybe it's just a phase. Please let us know what the doctor says.
- Littlebit722
on Oct. 6, 2009 at 1:45 PM