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Question: Does anyone have any suggestions for an almost 3 yr old that won"t go to sleep?I have a wonderful daughter, very bright, but very willful...some would call her spirited. I have tried many things to get her to sleep, but she always reverts back to staying up until 2AM, or even later, and then sleeping 10 or 11 hours. Lately she's been going to sleep sometimes at 1 or 2 AM, and then waking up at 6AM, when the first light rays sneak into the room. I have worked on a routine, but in vain. I have given her a sleep aid containing homeopathic ingredients such as chamomile. It worked for 2 night, then it stopped working, even when I tripled the dose. I have tried warm milk, warm baths, aromatherapy. Nothing works. Please don't tell me to give her a shot of whiskey, b/c I won't. She hasn't started school yet, but when she does it will hopefully help. In the meantime, I need ideas...please!!!
Answer: well, make sure she gets lots of exercise during the day, cut out any naps if she takes em...start early with a bedtime routine...say 8pm, give her a bath with Johnsons bedtime bath in it, lay her down, read a few stories, and if after that she gets out of bed, make no eye contact and keep putting her back in bed, even if shes crying until she finally gives up and falls asleep, may take a few night or a week, but you should be able to get her into a routine...dont let her get out of bed,youre the boss not her and dont let her sleep so much one morning nap and one afternoon nap about a hour long each.do something calming like read her a book.keep noise at a low level so she knows its bedtime.if that dont work theres always tylanol!!!mother of 5yr and 4mon old boys(writting under bfs name)
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