My 10 year old son just cannot get to sleep. It's after 11pm and he's crying for the umpteenth night because he can't get to sleep. It's causing him anxiety and stress in the evenings just thinking about it.
We've had a bedtime routine with bath/shower and wind down time since he was little.
So far over the past few months we've tried:
Screens / no screens
Audio books
Books
Carry calm device
Weighted blanket
White noise
Music
Teddies / comforters
Darkness / nightlight
Mindfulness drawing or colouring before bed
I'm sure I've missed something!
He's very active and eats well.
He's brilliant at school, I've always had a thought about autism but school say no. He had counselling a couple of years ago for other anxieties and she told me about the 'over sensitive child' which describes him perfectly.
I'm open to all suggestions to help him!