I very often take a while to fall asleep. I was up to all hours as a child as I couldn't & can't on occasions switch off. I replay the entire day or if something's playing on my mind I replay it over & over with different arguments etc. my dad when I was a child told me to visualise (sp) flowers in a meadow or concentrate on my breathing so my mind could stop & go blank. It often works for me now.
Sleep is hard my eldest is the same as me & likes to be close when going to sleep. He goes to sleep between 7:30 & 8:30 but he is laid on the sofa & then we transfer him. He sleeps through till between 6 & 7am. Both of my boys are early risers. This is what my parents did with me as mum would read that many books she would be asleep & I'd get up & go sit with my dad.
For the getting up repeatedly you could try giving her tickets. So 3 tickets means she can get up 3 times using them in which ever manner she wishes - drink of water, tell you something etc but once the 3 tickets are used she has to stay in bed.
Thanks Ladies. The problem I take an hour or so to get to sleep myself, just without the getting up all the time, so I am not in the position to actually teach her how to sleep. DH on the other hand can fall asleep in an instant.
She does have music, but insists on Hi-5 or Lady Gaga. How she sleeps to it I don't know, as DD2 still prefers Peace Baby. Instrumental music gives her the "scares". Might have to spend some time looking for some podcasts for her.
Need to think about this some more when I am not so tired myself :yawn:
Bedtime dramas almost 7yo
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