4 year sleep problems

[nichan]

Hi I need some advice my Four year old has always slept very well bed at 630-7pm up between 6 and 7. She has just started school full time which is the one time I most need her to sleep and her pattern is awful, we thought she'd be extra tired but she appears to be the opposit, it's taking her till 830pm to go to sleep and she's up at 6. Or if you manage to get her to sleep at 630/7 pm she's up at 440am????? Any advice very welcome, has this happend to anyone else? I'm just puzzled? She's really enjoying school......

I find that if my DS is overtired, he sleeps less. Sounds daft, I know, but he seems to go into overdrive!

My advice would be to keep an eye on her for the next week or two, figure out when she is ready to sleep and then base her bedtime on that. Let her stay up a little longer than before for a while, if that means she sleeps a bit later in the mornings. If she's just started school, her head will be full of new things and her routine will be all over the place.

Please don't worry though, I am sure she will settle down and her body will get into a proper and regular sleep pattern.

I'm also sure other, wiser mners will be along with better advice.

Good luck!

I have had the same problem with my 4year old who started school last week. I think it's the combination of excitement of going to school and the fact she is getting overtired. I am hoping it will sort itself out over the next few weeks!

wish I could help . I got the opposite problem, my dd started nursery last week. doing 3 full days so can be available for work. she comes home and I cant do anything to keep her awake so she sleeps I wake her up after 30mins or an hour if no success, then she's not ready for bed til 830 and usually come downstairs after 20 mins.

Thanks for advice. What we decided to do is make things so much more relaxed this week, so we haven't mentioned school to try and take the pressure off, my lil one always asks what we are doing the next day so rather than saying you've got school, I've been saying lets talk about it in the morning, first we need a good sleep. It seems to of worked she's back on track with her sleeping and seems alot calmer this week :D