I have a 7 year old boy who wakes up all during the night.?

Question

When I ask him what is wrong he always has a million excuses. What can i do to help him get through this and sleep in his bed all night?

Answer 1

I got a cd player to play for my son in his room, he's doing much better now.

Answer 2

The best thing is to have a doctor see him, that is not common..It could be anything...good luck

Answer 3

do not let him sleep with u and ur husband cuz they will get used to it and want to every night...... but i would sleep with him and wen he falls asleep then leave quietly and if that does not work then u need to tell him here is nothing to be afraid of and then u could give him a dollar or a quarter or something every time he sleeps by himself

Answer 4

Check that he pee before going to bed, make sure his room is at a comfortable temperature and that If he has a TV on his room don't sleep with the tv. on.

Answer 5

you have to figure out what is causing him to wake up. he wouldn't just be waking up unless something was going on.

allergies

caffeine

have to go to the bathroom

has he been eating a lot before bed

change in routine

anything emotional going on - parents fighting, in trouble at school, friend move away

figure out what is going on and you'll be able to solve the problem.

be consistent with how you handle it. go in and see what the problem is. deal with the issue then, do not lay down wiht himl. tuck him in again, say good night, and go back to bed. if he gets up, just tell him it is the middle of the night and he needs to go back to bed, go and put him in bed, and leave.

good luck. sd

Answer 6

Ditto, except my boy is 8. I think his mind is just going going going all the time, even when he just wakes up in the night. He seems to be anxious at night and sometimes gets nightmares, which doesn't help! He really wants to be with me, but I've found the more I allow him to sleep with me, the more he wants to... it's like it increases his dependence and anxiety (instead of providing a nurturing foundation, which I expected it to).

I've had to put in a reward/punishment system. If he sleeps in his bed all week then he can sleep with me on the weekend. If he gets up before 6am, then I'll be walking him back to bed. I stick to it, and it's paying off. He's become more independent and doesn't even want to sleep with me every weekend now (and I don't offer!).

Good luck, and just stick to whatever you decide to do.

Answer 7

Did this just start or has he always had a hard time sleeping?  I agree with the others about making sure he doesn't have distractions like a tv on and that he went to the bathroom before bed.  Also, if he's not dealing with a urinary tract infection or something, I mean if he's just awake and active, make sure you don't let him drag it out with constantly getting him drinks, talking to him etc.  My son is 6 and sometimes when he wakes up he wants to be with us, to the point we've had to tell him unless it's an emergency like  bedwetting, a nightmare, etc, that if he's awake and we're not, he needs to just stay quiet and try to get back to sleep in his room (as opposed to coming downstairs and waking everybody up.)  I think this is something a lot of kids go through as they grow up, especially in the years that they change from an early childhood bedroom routine to learning how to calm and comfort themselves and go to sleep.