Okay, what do you do to get your kids to go to sleep!? I am going out of my mind because Brandon will NOT go to sleep! He is on 50mg Vyvanse.
My son takes 3 mg melatonin. It is a natural sleep aid that my pediatrician recommended. I give it to him 30 min. before bed time and it helps him to calm down and relax.
You can research it.
How old is your son?I have my son go into his room at the very least a half hour before bedtime so he is adjusted to being in his room and not stimulated by me or my other son. He can watch tv or play quietly till bedtime and then the lights and tv go off. He has up to an hour to fall asleep, if he is up past an hour he looses video game privileges for the next morning. I try not to engage him in any conversations, no reprimands except one warning if he is still awake a half hour after sleep. We used to use melatonin, and it did help him calm down enough to sleep. We stopped last March because I wanted to see if the routine of bedtime was what was working and it was. I don't expect him to go to sleep the second he is in bed, it is a useless fight for that to happen, but I expect him not to play and get out of bed unless he has to use the bathroom. I would set a routine that will work for you, stick to it, and eventually he should get used to it. I would ask your doctor if using the melatonin is right for your son. If it is, try that.I give my son Enzymatic Revitalizing Sleep Formula. We maxed out on melatonin (6 mg). This stuff is working great. Sold at the vitamin shoppe, and whole foods last time I checked.My daughter takes.1 clondine 1.5 hours before bed and falls right to sleep..She gets it at 6:30 takes a bath then snack fruit or something then she gets 15 min tv then straight to bed. We also haev a tv monitor so she knows we can see her. So she has to go to bed. No night light because then she plays. MY SON IS 9 AND TAKES 50MG VYVANCE AS WELL WE GIVE HIM 5MG MELATONIN FOR SLEEP THIS IS PER OUR PYCHIATRIST AND PEDIATRICIAN RECCOMENDED AND SAID WE COUL GO AS HIGH AS 10-15 MG. WE STAY BETWEEN 3-5 MG MOST OF THE TIME. HE HAS NEVER SLEPT UNTIL THE MELATONIN.Our daughter takes .1mg of Clonodine and 1.5 mg of Melatonin and she is 9. Our doctor said she can go up to 3 mg on the Melatonin if we need to but the 1 1/2 mg works great for us. This is the best she has slept in years, no more dark circles under her eyes!!|
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