My 7 year old waks up every night! She then proceeds to wake me up to tell me that she’s awake! She never sleeps in our bed but depending on the night it can turn into a major ordeal. She can keep getting up if she can’t get back to sleep. She can have tantrums about it.
I’ve tried everything! We have strategies we can use if we wake up and can’t sleep. She knows she needs to stay still, eyes closed and quiet, she has sleep spray, calm oil, lullaby’s to use but she never does, we try visualisation about what she wants to dream about. We’ve talked about the effects of waking me every night and how mummy needs sleep to. I’ve tried sticker rewards, consequences. I’ve given her worming tablets. I talk to her about it and she says she remembers doing it but can’t remember why. She promises every night that she won’t do it but still does. If she happens to sleep through I give her lots of praise.
I’m out of ideas! Anyone? I also have a baby who is teething so I’m up with her too. The baby isn’t waking her up, so that’s not the issue.
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