Any one got suggestions on how to deal with a jet lagged hyper 7 year old

[Wills]

I'm reaching the end of my tether. We got back from a dreamy holiday of 2.5 weeks in florida last Wednesday. Reading up they predict an hour a day to change and 2 out of four are getting there and the baby is all over the place but I would still say getting there. But I'm tearing my hair out when it comes to the 7 yr old. She's driving us NUTS!!!! She would normally sleep from 7.30/8.00pm until between 6.00 and 6.30 the following morning. At the moment she's still awake until 12.00 ish yet manages still to be getting up at 6.00 the following morning. She bursts into tears at the drop of a hat, is argumentitive, bossy, picks fights with everyone in the family and generally totally utterly knackered. Any ideas on how to help her go to sleep?

Bath, warm milk and a very boring story read in monotone.

send her to bed normal time with a book or colouring in. for some reason sundays and monday my dd is wired at bedtime but exhausted and i found she would take a bit longer to fall asleep but would stirr easily. but if she looks at a book or colours in bed she will wind down easier and crash ut not wake up in the night, or if she did she didnt desturb us.

however as for jetlag affected me for months, had to dose up on nightnurse as all else failed.

could you lace a warm milk with medised..teehee

Tomhardy... have seriously considered!

She'll get there! It takes more time than you can imagine, and takes a lot out of you... (veteran of too many jet-lagged nights...) It's still early days after the holiday.

I think a later bedtime than normal helps, but she has to stay in her room until morning although I wouldn't make her stay in her bed. As much daylight as possible, even in the rain or bad weather will help reset her body clock.

And look after yourself.

It will pass, but not as soon as we'd all hope.

Swimming - or a waterpark would be even better. ALL DAY!