How long kids take to fall asleep?

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Gow long does it take your kids to fall asleep from lights out to actually asleep. It takes my 7 year old at least 45mins. It seems so so long. She still wakes up very tired so it's not like she isn't tired. Is that normal?

Might be normal for her. Have you been through her routine to see what you can tweak? Diet/pre bed routine/screen time. Try earlier bedtime in case she is over tired. Get outside soon after waking. Try magnesium supplements in evening.

What time does she go to bed / go to sleep / get up?

Lights out at 8, falls asleep at 8.45...and she has to be up at 7.15. It's the fact she is knackered in the mornings but damn awake in the evenings.

I actually have no idea with my 7YO as I say goodnight, close the door and that’s that. Her normal bedtime is around 8 and I do check on her before I go to bed at 10ish so it’s definitely less than 2 hours but I have no clue beyond that. Maybe 45 minutes is normal for yours? Is the issue that she wants you to sit there for all that time?

What happens before lights out? It really helped mine to have no screens (inc tv) for at least an hour, and to have a bit of time in bedrooms pottering about, arranging soft toys, playing Lego whatever before a story.

That sounds like it’s a pretty decent sleep block.

You could try changing her bedtime routine a bit to see if that helps.

My main concern is that she seems so tired in the mornings. She would honestly sleep till 8 if I let her but we have to leave the house early.

With DS(5) he's in bed and has a story at 7:30 and once that's finished it's never more than 5 minutes before he's asleep. I'm the same and always have been. DH on the other hand can easily take 45 minutes to an hour. Maybe 45 minutes is just normal for her?

Children are different like adults.

I have a 14 year old with autism and autistic children are notoriously difficult sleepers. DS1 falls asleep within literally seconds of the light going out. He is asleep at 9 and wakes at 6.

DS2 who is 11 and NT turns the light out and I hear him singing to himself and chatting to his toys. About 45 minutes would be a good day.

I am NT and I turn my light out and I am gone. I wake at midnight, am usually up for an hour or so then fall asleep fitfully until 6 am . DH is autistic and turns the light out, tosses until 2 am then is dead until 7 am.

In other words- everyone is unique. But I would say that certain things do help. A warm bath or shower, screens away, a hot milky drink. a bit of reading. That all does really help.

If you start bedtime earlier eg down for 7.15 does it still take 45 mins or longer? I’d guess if it takes 45 mins that just her, if she still isn’t falling asleep til 8,45 maybe she’s not tired?

I recently experienced this with my 7 and 9 year old. They need to be up by 6.45 latest and the 9 year old was struggling in the mornings.

We've started turning the TV off at 6pm then playing a few card games and reading with the aim if getting them to bed for 7 instead of 8. They are falling asleep much quicker and waking up much more rested.

Op, mine is autistic and it takes 2 hours, not including bath/book/song 😅

I've taken to letting her fall asleep next to me while I watch the soaps on low