Quote From: robinchkI have a 3 yr old son who does not sleep. On a good night he will sleep 5 hrs. that wouldn't be so bad if it was all at one time, but it's not. He will sleep for an hour or two at a time. We both work 40 hr. wks. and are exhausted. We have tried a few natural remedies and nothing has worked. We got a prescription for a sedative yesterday and tried it last night. It didn't work. He climbed the walls all night last night and all day today. The doctor said to stop giving it too him because it had an opposite affect, and that he doesn't have anything else to offer him. HELP!!!! We need sleep.
many many years ago- with my first child, who was a terrible eater, and didnt sleep much my pediatrician gave me sage advice.....
its your job as a parent to provide quality and quantity of food and a nice safe soft warm place for them to sleep-
its their job to decide WHEN of IF to sleep and how much to eat.
Our rule was stay in your room (first- and yes at first we even had to lock the door with a latch until we went to bed) and later stay in your bed (yes she had 1/2 the contents of her rooms toys books etc on the bed- and not interrupt others while they are sleeping...
she eventually became bored and started sleeping on her own.
