Hi,
I was just wondering if anyone could offer some suggestions or advice to help me control my three, nearly four year old.
He has always been a bit of needy child since he was born, and has never slept through the night, ever. I thought it was just because he was a baby and thought he would eventually settle. I've brought it up with the health visitor and she referred me to the sleep nurse. I had already tried most of the techniques she was suggesting, but would try them again - I was desperate to get him to sleep.
Fast forward to now. None of the sleep techniques ever worked and my son was discharged from the sleep nurse because they were going to put a referral in for Paeds. Unfortunately, Paeds won't accept a child with sleep issues, but it's more than that. He doesn't sleep (trouble falling and staying asleep) he's small for his age (2 year olds are bigger than him), he's aggressive and has multiple tantrums a day, he's obsessed with Lego (takes it everywhere with him), he often grunts or screams despite his speech and vocabulary being fine. He's clingy and just quirky.
I love him to bits, but I'm struggling with him and the health visitor (she's a new one) has met him once and said there's nothing wrong with him and the GP said to see how it goes. I've been doing that for almost 4 years and he's not like my other children. I'm not saying there's anything "wrong" with him or that he needs a label. I just need help how to manage his behaviour and lack of sleep.
Apologies for the rant, but I feel lost and don't know what to do or where to turn to.