What to do with a non sleeper?

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Said non sleeper is nearly six. It's 10.20pm and he's still awake. Admittedly he's chilling in bed. He will likely be awake just after 6am.

We use sleepy gummies, chill evenings, stories, audio books. We've tried weighted blankets. Toys. No toys.

I duno what to try.

Can someone send sleepy dust? How do I make my child sleep?

Little hopeful bump

Is it that he doesn’t sleep it all, or just wants to sleep late/doesn’t need a huge amount of sleep?

Fuck knows.
Lots of exercise helps ours.

Is he actually tired or do you think he just doesn’t need much sleep?

What are these sleeply gummies?

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@40andfit

I think he is tired. He does need more.sleep

What’s the routine like after school?

Maybe you need to wear him out a bit more , going to the playground after school or kids Zumba on YouTube after dinner ?

I wondered what happened!

Does he get enough exercise?
Supper?
For us lots of reading to unwind helps. If bedtime is later and we reduce story time it always back fires.

After School is fairly low demand. We mostly leave him to it. He's quite prone to meltdowns and if we tried a class he probably wouldn't cope well. Maybe some exercise is key. He's such a tricky boy. He definitely wouldn't do a you tube video

Exercise might help, my boy was a terrible sleeper, staying up late and then waking up early, we found he always needed to run around after school, so we gave him tea when he got in from school and then walked the dog for about an hour, sometimes near a park and he would play in there or we would jog the whole way or he would ride his bike so it really tired him and the dog out. We would do a slow wind down with a calmer film or tv show and every other day a bath. Then in his bedroom he had something like a slightly boring audiobook on, which let his brain chill out and stop thinking.

My live-wire is sleeping now he is nearly 10.

He's been in a sleep routine since about 4 months. Calm time > books > cuddles > bed. It helps.

He plays a pile of sports and has always been active.

School and social life are also starting to tire him out. As is his understanding that he performs better in sport when rested.

A big carby tea, nice pjs, sleep music on Spotify, double bed and a heavy duvet are helpful for sleep. I just don't think he needs that much sleep and he wakes up after every sleep cycle. I remember watching him as a toddler trying to go back to sleep and he just couldn't and I've seen that pattern repeat. We help him with good sleep hygiene and framing it that sleep is one way he can look after himself.

It does get better, I'm not convinced sleep training works on every kid but instilling good habits really helps