DS has never been a good sleeper. Where we are now is that he regularly complains that he can't sleep at nights, so he reads until he falls asleep through sheer exhaustion - some nights he's still reading when we go up to bed at 11.30. He says he's often pretending to be asleep when we come up (he's quite good at shamming, so I can't really tell any more), and says he wakes up and reads again in the middle of the night.
He also says that he's scared of the dark, so has a night light and will often turn the main light on as well.
The upshot is that he tends to crash every few weeks as he runs out of fuel.
It's hard to tell if he really can't sleep, if he just won't give himself the chance (it's "boring" just lying there, apparently - I've tried to point out to him that that should make it easier to sleep), or if it's just his perception that he doesn't sleep. The crashes suggest it's not just perception, though.
Any suggestions, anyone? I've tried teaching him the usual relaxation techniques, but he doesn't have the patience for them!
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oneofthegiantsisme · 23/06/2014 15:16
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