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| My 13 year old hardly sleeps at night, he can go to bed around 10 and will still be awake two or 3 hours later. When it comes to getting him up for school in the morning it is hard. He has always been like this. What else can I try? |
| Posted by Linda on 09/19/2008 01:16 PM
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| What is his diet like? |
| posted by Anna on 09/19/2008 01:20 PM
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| ok I'm not sure what to tell you but I can tell you this, my hubby will be 29 this year and he still has problems sleeping. He will be tired and sleepy but when he gets in the bed he can't shut off his brain, he tries to sleep but ends up awake for 2 hours before he actually falls asleep. I have been trying to get my hubby to go to a sleep dr to do a sleep test and maybe see if there is a med they can give him but he won't go...maybe you can take your 13yr old to a sleep dr |
| posted by Amers on 09/19/2008 01:48 PM
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| Have you tried putting something in his room like a small fan or something that gives off a humming noise. I have heard some people say they couldn't sleep without the constant hum of something |
| posted by amy on 09/19/2008 02:00 PM
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How about going to a local health food store and have them recommend some calming relaxing tea to drink?
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| posted by Anna on 09/19/2008 02:06 PM
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| I am that way.. I will go to bed dead tired, then I get up three to six times a night to get a drink of water or put lotion on my hands (COD). I have problem shutting my brain off. But, you can get medication for it , that isn't habbit forming. I use to take it, but without insurance right now, I can't take it. Fan, kind of works, I have one blowing right on me at night and if I dont' I just don't sleep at all. Also, can be puberity and changing grades in school. just women with hormonal changes boys have those kind of changes also. |
| posted by Suzanne on 09/19/2008 03:08 PM
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| my thirteen year old does the same thing i finally talked to my pediatrician and he told me there is a over the counter natural pill with natural hormones in it you can read it and find out for yourself it;s not addicting at all once in a while if hes having a hard time sleeping i give him melatogin it's a sleep aid and it works its all natural so you don;t have to worry about side affects i know what your thinking is this lady crazy but being a nurse i felt comfortable with it |
| posted by deborah on 09/19/2008 05:34 PM
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| my thirteen year old does the same thing i finally talked to my pediatrician and he told me there is a over the counter natural pill with natural hormones in it you can read it and find out for yourself it;s not addicting at all once in a while if hes having a hard time sleeping i give him melatogin it's a sleep aid and it works its all natural so you don;t have to worry about side affects i know what your thinking is this lady crazy but being a nurse i felt comfortable with it |
| posted by deborah on 09/19/2008 05:34 PM
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| my thirteen year old does the same thing i finally talked to my pediatrician and he told me there is a over the counter natural pill with natural hormones in it you can read it and find out for yourself it;s not addicting at all once in a while if hes having a hard time sleeping i give him melatogin it's a sleep aid and it works its all natural so you don;t have to worry about side affects i know what your thinking is this lady crazy but being a nurse i felt comfortable with it |
| posted by deborah on 09/19/2008 05:34 PM
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| Try talking to your childs doctor. My boys have never been good sleepers. My oldest, he is now 5, did not start sleeping through the night until last year. We recently tried a natural medicine. It's called Melatonin. It's a natural hormone already found within your body. About 20 minutes after we give it to our older 2 boys they are ready to go to bed. We never find them getting up playing or getting into things in the middle of the night any more. It allows you to fall to sleep more easier and so far staying asleep. I hope that this is helpful for you. Ask his doctor about his thoughts and dosing. |
| posted by Jennifer on 09/19/2008 05:36 PM
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Hi.
As soon as my son turned 13, he had the same issue. Sometimes after sports at school, he would fall asleep at 4 pm, wake up at 7 pm and be wide awake until after mid night. I now make sure he does not have any caffeine or sugar (sodas) anytime in the evening. This has helped. But I know there have been studies done that says that biologically, teenagers body clock changes to become night owls. No one knows why. So it is frustrating because they are tired for school but I'm not sure there is much u can do except try and change the body clock by getting him into bed earlier with the light out. |
| posted by ann on 10/02/2008 11:20 AM
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