My 10 year old cant sleep!!!!?

Question

She hasn't been sleeping for two nights! She couldn't fall asleep until two in the morning when we went to bed at ten. Last night she couldnt fall asleep till midnight. She has been waking me up to so that I cant sleep eaither. She gets herself so worked up that she cant sleep. What should i do?

Answer 1

Maybe she has too much energy, or can't go to sleep because she has been watching tv or the computer too close to bedtime. If it persists for more than a week you should probably call your doctor.

Answer 2

Bedtime tea by the brand Yogi!  I live in AZ and it is sold in the regular tea section at any grocery store.  Valerian root is the magic ingredient, in case you cant find this exact brand.  It works very well and is very natural.  

Good luck to you!  

Answer 3

i think your child is experiencing some kinds of nightmares and maybe she been watching scary movies when she is not supposed to maybe she just likes to have too much fun and is hyper soda can make a child hyper past 7 so i suggest no soda plus soda is very unhealthy for young children so i would have a water bottle for downstair that can last all night and maybe some soft music and maybe a book maybe a bike ride after dinner or a game of basketball take care hope this can be successful for u and your child good luck  

Answer 4

What does she do during the day?  Is she in front of the television or game system or computer all day?  If so then either stop her using them or limit her time because they are a source of inactivity.  She needs to get exercise and fresh air.  If she has a television in her room remove it.  Televisions in kids bedrooms cause sleep disorders as well as sleep deprivation resulting in poor grades, cranky kids and other problems in school.  

Get her on a bedtime routine, bath, brushing teeth her pjs, read for about 1/2 hour then lights out at a decent hour, before 10:00.  Tell her not to wake you up if she can't sleep but to stay in bed and just lie there.  You might try getting her a Potporri of lavender to sit next to her bed.  

Answer 5

Shes probably excited about something, you know, the way we used to be the night before christmas when we were kids, anxious. Talk to her, find out whats going on, have her take a warm bath and drink some warm tea before she goes to bed and give her plenty of time to talk to you about it, that may put what eer is on her mind at ease. Good Luck!

Answer 6

Get her in bed earlier than 10 p.m. Have her take a warm bath and read a book for a few minutes. She should really be in bed by 8 ish

Answer 7

maybe she's having bad dreams? maybe she's scared? ask questions.. if she feels like she can't sleep because she's "not tired" take her to the doctor

Answer 8

My 11 year old daughter goes through this. She plays ALOT in the day and she still has energy. An hour before she goes to bed, she swims laps in our pool to get tired. She also takes a warm bath, drinks warm milk, or reads a book.

Answer 9

i had problems like that for a a couple years but  it helped me if i could watch tv like stuff i like and lay down and get covered up  that makes u go to sleep or if u have an ipod if she likes music have her listen to he favorite band for awhile and she just nod off till morning  

Answer 10

My daughter has gone through phases like this and I know it is sooo exhausting. Try having her do some physical exercise each day it really does help. What I use to do is let her read a book by flashlight until she falls asleep but only after trying to go to sleep for 1 hour. If she is not asleep in 1 hour I let her read. And she generally woke me up as well, we have 2 couches in our family room so I would just sleep on one while she read on the other, when she felt sleepy enough she went to bed and so did I. I hated being awake alone at night as a child as well. As long as it does not become a habit I would try what we did. You can also give  her some Motrin about an hour before bed to try and help relax her, of course do not make a habit of it. My daughter honestly could not sleep it was not for attention and it was not from something bothering her she just had insomnia. It eventually passed as long as you have talked to her and are sure she is not worrying about something then try the reading by flashlight. Her only option were lay there awake or read, absolutely no TV. She could listen to music but only instrumental relaxing music not her favorite songs because they are not really relaxing. Good luck from one tired mommy to another.