Re: 8 yr old NLD boy and bedtime

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Posted by Dan on January 15, 203 at 17:25:06:

In Reply to: 8 yr old NLD boy and bedtime posted by NLD_in_NH on January 14, 203 at 19:49:44:

NLD_IN_NH, this is a general comment on all of these posts. I can understand how you feel with your son. I think that it’s very possible that he’s having trouble dealing with his granfather’s death. It may not affect him as visibly during the day, but more when he’s trying to sleep. I know that especially when I was younger, all of my problems seemed to come back when I went to bed, especially right after something bad happened and it affected my ability to sleep. I think that you should talk to your son about it and ask him if he thinks this is and issue. It’s hard for a kid his age to understand about death, as I know from experience, because I lost my grandmother when I was in Kindergarten. It took me a long time to truely get over that. I hope that things go better for you and your son.

Dan

: My 8 year old son was diagnosed 9 months ago w/ NLD, and my wife and I are starting to get our arms around life with NLD. He has a 5 yr old brother diagnosed with ADD and Sensory integration issues.

: My 8 yr old can make a working model of a drill press out of Legos, but can’t write a paragraph without crying.

: My 8 yr old has never gone to bed easily. He has an obsession(?) with stuffed animals, especially seals. Every night, there is something he has to do or say to delay bedtime. He has been put on Paxil for anxiety, which does work quite well during the day, but has not really helped the nighttime.

: His grandfather passed away almost a year ago, and he cannot let it go when it comes to bedtime. We could have the sweetest, most calm story time, talk about our day, etc, but when the lights go out, it starts. It’s like a switch went off in his head with his behavior change.

: He will rustle around the room, sometimes write notes on kleenex in the room, then throw the note down the stairs for us to read. Many times, these notes are about his grandfather, other times he is slamming himself, calling himself dumb. He has a pile of animals and his grandfather’s t-shirts he takes to bed, and if a t-shirt is missing (out of like, 4), he becomes obstinate if we can’t find it.

: He needs to sleep, desparately, but he keeps himself awake, and my wife and I are approaching desparate times, as we can’t take a breath until we know they are both asleep.

: Has anyone else out there had similar bedtime problems, and found something that works.

: Thanks to all!

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: NLD_IN_NH, this is a general comment on all of these posts. I can understand how you feel with your son. I think that it’s very possible that he’s having trouble dealing with his granfather’s death. It may not affect him as visibly during the day, but more when he’s trying to sleep. I know that especially when I was younger, all of my problems seemed to come back when I went to bed, especially right after something bad happened and it affected my ability to sleep. I think that you should talk to your son about it and ask him if he thinks this is and issue. It’s hard for a kid his age to understand about death, as I know from experience, because I lost my grandmother when I was in Kindergarten. It took me a long time to truely get over that. I hope that things go better for you and your son.: Dan: : My 8 year old son was diagnosed 9 months ago w/ NLD, and my wife and I are starting to get our arms around life with NLD. He has a 5 yr old brother diagnosed with ADD and Sensory integration issues.: : My 8 yr old can make a working model of a drill press out of Legos, but can’t write a paragraph without crying.: : My 8 yr old has never gone to bed easily. He has an obsession(?) with stuffed animals, especially seals. Every night, there is something he has to do or say to delay bedtime. He has been put on Paxil for anxiety, which does work quite well during the day, but has not really helped the nighttime. : : His grandfather passed away almost a year ago, and he cannot let it go when it comes to bedtime. We could have the sweetest, most calm story time, talk about our day, etc, but when the lights go out, it starts. It’s like a switch went off in his head with his behavior change.: : He will rustle around the room, sometimes write notes on kleenex in the room, then throw the note down the stairs for us to read. Many times, these notes are about his grandfather, other times he is slamming himself, calling himself dumb. He has a pile of animals and his grandfather’s t-shirts he takes to bed, and if a t-shirt is missing (out of like, 4), he becomes obstinate if we can’t find it.: : He needs to sleep, desparately, but he keeps himself awake, and my wife and I are approaching desparate times, as we can’t take a breath until we know they are both asleep.: : Has anyone else out there had similar bedtime problems, and found something that works.: : Thanks to all!

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