DD2 is 8 and has AS. She finds it really hard to settle to sleep but doesn't behave badly about it. She's terrified of being alone so lies in bed scared most of every evening until midnight/1.00am. If things get really bad she calls us on the baby monitor but that's only a couple of times each evening.
We go back and reassure her regularly, give her a cuddle and help her to think positive thoughts but I think it must be hell for her every night.
I can hear her one the monitor tossing and turning right now.
I could get Melatonin for her but don't feel comfortable medicating her when I think that if I can get better school provision for her she'll be less anxious and probably sleep better.
She has an iPod with audiobooks on which she listens to sometimes but sometimes hears noises and feels too scared to cover her ears in case she misses something (imaginary) in her room. She wants to watch CBBC iPlayer on her laptop to take her mind off it but I don't allow her to watch things in bed because I think it makes it harder for her to fall asleep. She could watch all night if I let her.
Am I being cruel?
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Should I just let her lie there every night?
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