DD is a bright, popular, reasonably confident 8 year old girl. She had real problems sleeping as a young child - she regularly had nightmares and night terrors, but she seems to have grown out of these. For the last couple of years she has been sleeping well.
Since July, everything has changed. At least 3 nights every week she finds it impossible to fall asleep. This really upsets her, making it more difficult to fall asleep. The only thing that settles her is if I go into bed with her, but even then it can be midnight before she drifts off. We've talked about relaxation techniques, and I tell her not to worry about not sleeping, just to turn on her bedside light and read. Nothing seems to be working.
Nothing about her routine has changed. She goes to bed at 8:00 every night. She's very clear that she's not worrying about anything, and she's happy at school. She eats a normal, balanced diet.
I have CFS, and my health is suffering from lack of sleep. She must be exhausted. My DH is at his wits' end, and DD2 is carrying on as a normal 3 year old! I want to make it all better for DD1, but seem to have reached the end of my resources on this one!
Any ideas what we can do differently?