“How do I help my child who is having trouble sleeping?”
My daughter is 10 years old and is having trouble sleeping with everything going on. How do I help my child who is having trouble sleeping?
2 Answers
First, let her verbalize her thoughts about what is going on as much as possible. Discipline her routine of bedtime and wake-up time without electronics is of utmost importance. I treat my patients at this age individually because there are so many variables in every child's case of insomnia. I use Richard Ferber's principles in his book "Solving Your Child's Sleep Problems" as a foundation in my counseling. It is rare that I would recommend any medications at that age, maybe low dose melatonin but usually work on Ferber's principles the majority of the time.