I seriously am at my wits end. My 6 year old is having trouble sleeping and it taking it toll to a point he is throwing fits throwing things and more. I don’t know what to do…
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My daughter is 6 and the same way. We dealt with many tantrums and some massive meltdowns. Turns out she has ADHD, ODD and SPD. She started therapy and it helps tremendously! We also think she was in some pain, but couldn’t really express what kind of pain she was in. She started seeing a chiropractor, because she has a dairy allergy she started seeing a nutritionalist. She’s on probiotics. It’s been almost a year since we started all this, and it has helped tremendously! Her nutritionist said some her behavior could be food related as well, hence why we started probiotics. She still has tantrums and some SPD meltdowns, but they’ve decrease a lot and don’t last quite as long. Since started chiropractor, she seems him once a week, she sleeps si much better! Shell sleep 8 to 10 hours a night, for 3 days, and by weekend shes ready for another adjustment. But we are always busy on the weekends and thats why. Maybe these things will help your little one as well!
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Cherries are a good for that…takes a few days to start actually working. It’s what I do. I also read tart cherry juice helps too. Just look up foods that help you sleep.
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Have a good bed time routine. And cuts sugars out. Some children need that wind down time. I try not to rush my son in the evening with his bedtime routine. I give him a reminder of the time. Took some time to get adjusted but it works and he has control. Dinner shower and tv time& 30 mind quiet before lights out.
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You could have them stay in their room but do a quiet activity. Puzzle, color, books. But be adamant they stay in their room (no electronics). Eventually they’ll become tired.
It’s a faze all min did it I don’t know where you live but I planned outdoor time for a few hours each day either swimming or something to run out all that energy (had all boys lol)
Sounds like overstimulation to me. My kids had a routine growing up. Dinner, play times, bath time with lavendar body wash, brush teeth, vitamins and quiet time. Read him a story or allow him to look through a book to wind down maybe some nature sounds on a radio? My grands are so keyed up around bed time it’s almost impossible to get them to go to sleep right away unless they are on their routine. Summer time is quite an adjustment especially with it staying daylight until 930 pm.
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When my youngest had trouble sleeping I started “happy place” stories… just random happy stories made up on the spot… (ex. You’re in a field of fluffy green grass, surrounded in blooming flowers, etc etc)
Always happy stuff, in a slow calm voice. Rules are they have be laying down with eyes closed… 🩵
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It’s a phase. I sit in the room with my kids and make them lay down. I used to have to tell em often lay back down time to sleep. And it’s a lit of putting em back in bed at night if they wake
More activity…walk after dinner. Go exploring, get some fresh air. No electronics
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Having a bedtime ritual usually works wonders. Lavender spray, lite snack, night light, bedtime story, and cherry juice.
Needs discipline if he’s throwing things
Joseph Clough hypnosis has a free app and there are hypnosis sessions to help kiddos sleep. I’m kind of addicted to his hypnosis sessions.
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Speak to their pediatrician, they can help you. My daughter was the same way
He may have anxiety from something someone said or have done to him that is causing a fear problem.
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If they do alot of screen time (TV tablets etc) try an limit it down an cut it off a few hours before bed things like that keep there minds going an makes it hard to sleep
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Cut off sugar, cut off nap time. Warm shower almost cold. And take to a pediatrician
Please keep in mind that just because they are not toddlers anymore, doesn’t mean they won’t go through sleep regressions. My son is 6 and my daughter is 5, there are nights that they want mommy to lay with them until they fall asleep. Soak that in because the years of them not wanting you in their rooms are coming. It’s not a bad thing for a child to go through this.
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So my daughter has severe ADHD so I have to give her 5mg of melatonin at night (when necessary). Obviously talk to the pediatrician first as I’m not a doctor. What works for my child, may not work for yours.
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