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Found 1 comment on What to Do When You Dread Your Bed: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Sleep (What to Do Guides for Kids):

u/wanderer333 ยท 10 pointsr/Parenting

Give him something to do in bed so he's not bored! There's nothing worse than lying in bed for hours trying to fall asleep...

Here are some suggestions I wrote up recently in another thread, maybe something in here would be helpful to him:

  • Don't tell him to go to sleep; that's not physically within his control. The expectation should be only that he stays quietly in his bed.

  • Help him come up with relaxing things to do in bed before he falls asleep. Reading a book, listening to calming music, listening to an audiobook, or imagining what he wants to dream about are all good options. Try teaching him some relaxation techniques like deep breathing or progressive muscle relaxation; this site has some cool kid-friendly ideas. There are also some cool recordings of guided relaxation stories for kids.

  • Ask him what HE thinks would help him feel more comfortable staying in bed (note: NOT what would help him go to sleep; remember sleep isn't the goal, it will be a natural byproduct of staying in bed and being relaxed). Ask if there's anything in particular that might help - leaving a hall light on, or adding some glow-in-the-dark stars to the ceiling, or having you come by to check on him every 10 minutes? Get creative, make it an experiment and you guys can record data on what helps and doesn't!

  • Make sure you have a consistent bedtime routine that includes tucking him in and spending some time with him before you go off to do your own thing. Reading aloud from chapter books is great at this age. You can also talk about what happened that day, something you're looking forward to, or what you want to dream about that night (this is a great exercise for getting into a positive mindset about going to sleep, and it's much easier to transition into sleep from imagining things than it is from busy, active thinking).

  • If he comes out of his room repeatedly, remind him that he needs to stay in bed, but that you don't care whether he's asleep. Remind him what things he can do while lying in bed (see above), and ask him which he would like to choose; then help him follow through with that. Be firm and consistent - if you give in and let him stay up with you sometimes, it's going to be harder for him to get used to staying in bed.

  • Remind him that everyone has trouble falling asleep sometimes, that it's totally normal and nothing to worry about. Tell him what you do when you can't sleep. Suggest that when he starts worrying about not being able to fall asleep, he can say to himself something like, "It's no big deal. I'll fall asleep eventually, it doesn't matter when. I don't have to worry about it."

  • Check out the book What To Do When You Dread Your Bed. Lots of good ideas in there, written in an approachable way - great to read through with him and discuss what strategies he wants to try.

    You might also take a look at this thread, this thread, or this thread for more ideas. Good luck, keep us posted!