Guest guest Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 Hi, Misty. If 3-4 Am is the typical most common time for her to awaken, do not forget that a very common cause is pinworms that migrate to the anus at that time. Walt - " Misty L. Trepke " <mistytrepke Friday, October 24, 2003 5:24 PM [s-A] Re: Insomnia in kids > Hi Dawne... > > Find out what times she is waking up... Is it usually around > 3:30am? And what does she do when she is up? What does she think > about? What are her dreams like? > > What else is going on with her? How is her digestion, her > respiratory, her elimination, her skin, ect. > > If you would like to chat personally that would be fine, but if you > are open to it, this is a wonderful exercise to show people the > principles of homeopathy and as well as the more practical how to's > of taking remedies, etc. > > But I also want to add, from experience of working with other kids > with similar problems, if you make her last meal vegetarian, she is > much more likely to make it through the night... But still it is > good to address the underlying issue that is poking up through the > sleepless nights now, and especially now that she is young... Why > wait and let it blossom into a much larger challenge much further > down the road? > > Be Well, > Misty L. Trepke > http://www..com > > , Just Dawne > <justdawne> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Was hoping to start a discussion on kids and their sleep needs. > > My 9 year daughter very rarely sleeps a whole night through. > > She wakes up a few times a night. Anywhere from once to 4 or 5 > > times. Some days she is sleepy and sluggish. Other days she > > isn't. She often says " I woke up at 3:42 " [or whatever time]. > > I thought she was concerned too much with the clock or with > > oversleeping so I moved the clock so that she can't see it from > > her bed. Also, she doesn't have to wake up early in the a.m. as > > she is homeschooled and doesn't need to catch a school bus. > > Last year she went to public school and did have to be out of > > the house by 8:10am. Still, she complained of waking up > > throughout the night even then. She isn't waking up to empty > > her bladder and she's a very sunshine-like little girl with very > > little to bother her and an easy going disposition. > > > > How much should kids be sleeping? > > How can I help her sleep all night through? > > Is there a window of time when sleep is best for kids? > > > > TIA, > > Dawne > > > > > > > > The New with improved product search > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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