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10 year old sleeping problems
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My 10 year old daughter has always gone to bed and watched a dvd to help her sleep and leaves it on all night.I turn it off when I go to bed only to wake up in the morning to find she has turned it back on during the night.I've asked her why she turns it on back on and she has told me that she cannot sleep without any noise.I told her tonight that during half term I'm going to turn it off and it must stay off.She ended up in floods of tears saying she was terrified and that she cannot sleep without it on as she gets scared.She said it takes her mind off being scared.When I asked her what she was scared of she said things coming to get her or having a fire in the house.She shares a room with her 17 yr old sister and says she cannot sleep if she isn't there(she is out most evenings)How do I solve this?My 2 older children never had this problem.She is a very bright little girl,I was told she's above average for her age in all subjects at school and is doing really well,could a over active imagination be the problem maybe?Do i leave it on and hope she'll grow out of it??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Thank you all,I was turning her lamp on when I started turning the Tv off,I wouldn't make her sleep in total darkness.I suggested her having her MP3 player on but she didn't like the idea as her big sister,in her infinite wisdom told her she'd strangle herself to death if the wires got tangled!!!
Think maybe I should leave it a bit longer then try again although i feel like i'm always giving up
Think maybe I should leave it a bit longer then try again although i feel like i'm always giving up
sara3,we do have smoke alarms top and bottom of stairs and i have reassured her that,we also have a dog who wouldn't let anyone in!i've explained this to her but to no avail.
B00,thank you for that,I was worrying that maybe I was being too soft on her and thought maybe she was too old for it but hubby has the same opinion as you that if it helps her to sleep then so be it!
B00,thank you for that,I was worrying that maybe I was being too soft on her and thought maybe she was too old for it but hubby has the same opinion as you that if it helps her to sleep then so be it!
it's okay when you're grown up and married, B00, but she's got a way to go yet. At some stage (flat-sharing? bed-sharing? Girl Guide camp?) she may be embarrassed to admit she can't sleep without son et lumiere going on. Best to overcome it now if she can - if she wants to resume it later in life, fine