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Question: Children with sleeping disorder?My daughter is almost 3 years old. To this day she has never slept an entire night!!!! She doesn't seem to be having nightmares or anything, but I thought that by now she would sleep through the night or at least only wake up like once. She wakes up between 5 and 7 times a night, whether it's for a drink, to go potty, or to get in my bed (which is a WHOLE OTHER SUBJECT!!! lol) She goes to the doctors tonight and I am going to bring this up to him. I was just wondering if any of you have had the same problem with your children??? Also my daughter is VERY controversial, she back talks and just has this "attitude" that a 3 year should not have!!! I'm wondering if this could be from not getting proper rest?
Answer: This is a complex problem, and I don't have the solution, but I do have a few suggestions for things to explore and discuss with her Dr. First - look at her bedroom environment -- is it calm and relaxing or full of bright colors and stimulating objects? Next, is she getting plenty of physical activity during the day? Kids need to run and play, jump and hop and roll around on the floor. If she is engaged in mostly quiet activities all day, she may not be tired enough to get good sleep. Next, do you follow a bedtime routing to prepare her for sleep? This routine might start with a bath after dinner, getting into pjs, dimming the lights and reading a story (or 2 or 3) to her, brushing teeth and tucking in. The entire routine may take 30 minutes or more than an hour, but it is well worth it to help a restless child (and her mommy!) get a good night's rest.
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