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I have a conference tonight and needs some thoughts and ideas on how I can help parents with this issue.
Issue:
DCG age 4 is having sleep issues. She struggles every night to go to bed, it is a constant fight with the parents, the child sings, tells stories, kicks legs, sounds like does everything to keep herself awake.
this is their bed time routine, they can play from 7-730, then at 730 they read until about 750, brush your teeth, love and hugs, then lights out at 8pm. Child does not fall asleep some nights until almost 11pm because she is doing the above listed activities.
Parents struggle each morning to wake up child, which child is here most days by 730-8:00 at the latest. so def is not getting enough sleep.
The issue here at daycare is that the child is just falling apart and some days can't make it through lunch time. She is so tired that by 11am she is having one melt down after the next and we keep her up until she eats, then falls on her face and sleeps for about 1.5-3 hours. On days that she does not nap, meaning she does not fall asleep, she is a handful in the afternoon. She again will have massive melt downs, crying fits, can't control her emotions at all. this has has been an issue for sometime now.
several months ago I suggested talking with their doc about getting on melatonin which the parents said worked but the doctor told them it had side affects and not to use it long term. so they took her off and now are back to the battle of bed time again.
I told dcp we needed to meet to see how we can deal with this. Our program requires naps. If you don't need a nap, you have out grown our program. This child has all of the signs of still needing a nap and to me it sounds like she is just winning the game of refusing to go to bed.
My suggestion is that they need to try 3 things
sticker chart, you go to sleep by XYZ time, you get a sticker and at the end of the week get _________________.
or tough love- on sunday night if you don't go to bed by xyz time then no preplay or stories the next night and you will earn them. If I have to tell you to go to bed more than once, I take you lovey doll away, each time I have to tell you to go to sleep, you are going to lose something else. This is what I had to do with my daughter, she was a nightmare to put to bed when she was little. did the same stuff.
Or 3, they need to put her to bed at 7 or 730, she is getting over that hump.
I am not too sure what to do here. What else can you guys suggest or what do you think about this situation? Also, the child does not nap on weekends and will still pull the same game of not falling asleep until about 9 or 10 on those nights.
I am about to pull my hair out and so are the parents. they are super awesome people and their child is such a sweetie, but with all this lack of sleep, she is just a handful to take on each day.
OK WHATS YOUR TAKE ON THIS..GIVE IT TO ME....LOL SORRY SO LONG
Issue:
DCG age 4 is having sleep issues. She struggles every night to go to bed, it is a constant fight with the parents, the child sings, tells stories, kicks legs, sounds like does everything to keep herself awake.
this is their bed time routine, they can play from 7-730, then at 730 they read until about 750, brush your teeth, love and hugs, then lights out at 8pm. Child does not fall asleep some nights until almost 11pm because she is doing the above listed activities.
Parents struggle each morning to wake up child, which child is here most days by 730-8:00 at the latest. so def is not getting enough sleep.
The issue here at daycare is that the child is just falling apart and some days can't make it through lunch time. She is so tired that by 11am she is having one melt down after the next and we keep her up until she eats, then falls on her face and sleeps for about 1.5-3 hours. On days that she does not nap, meaning she does not fall asleep, she is a handful in the afternoon. She again will have massive melt downs, crying fits, can't control her emotions at all. this has has been an issue for sometime now.
several months ago I suggested talking with their doc about getting on melatonin which the parents said worked but the doctor told them it had side affects and not to use it long term. so they took her off and now are back to the battle of bed time again.
I told dcp we needed to meet to see how we can deal with this. Our program requires naps. If you don't need a nap, you have out grown our program. This child has all of the signs of still needing a nap and to me it sounds like she is just winning the game of refusing to go to bed.
My suggestion is that they need to try 3 things
sticker chart, you go to sleep by XYZ time, you get a sticker and at the end of the week get _________________.
or tough love- on sunday night if you don't go to bed by xyz time then no preplay or stories the next night and you will earn them. If I have to tell you to go to bed more than once, I take you lovey doll away, each time I have to tell you to go to sleep, you are going to lose something else. This is what I had to do with my daughter, she was a nightmare to put to bed when she was little. did the same stuff.
Or 3, they need to put her to bed at 7 or 730, she is getting over that hump.
I am not too sure what to do here. What else can you guys suggest or what do you think about this situation? Also, the child does not nap on weekends and will still pull the same game of not falling asleep until about 9 or 10 on those nights.
I am about to pull my hair out and so are the parents. they are super awesome people and their child is such a sweetie, but with all this lack of sleep, she is just a handful to take on each day.
OK WHATS YOUR TAKE ON THIS..GIVE IT TO ME....LOL SORRY SO LONG
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