Comments on: Autism and Sleeping through the Night

By: admin

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:23:52 +0000

‘Way to go Em and family. Sleeping in her little bed by herself, even if it is in your room, shows that Em can put herself back to sleep. We were told that skill was a HUGE step.
- Mae

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:28:00 +0000

I know how happy you are! Em is 5 and has a “little bed” next to our bed on the floor. We managed to get her to go to sleep on her own with the promise of a reward at the end of 5 days. We had to pop our heads in for a few days to reassure her and then she was just fine. But she still needs that ‘little bed.’ We might work on that this summer. She goes to bed in her ‘big bed’ and comes in at night (without waking us!!) and climbs into her ‘little bed’ and goes to sleep. It took us long enough to get things to this point!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:51:20 +0000

Hang in there, Peggy. He’ll get the hang of it. BTW, my son crept in our bed last night…sigh. But he’s making progress by falling asleep on his own. – Mae

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:53:44 +0000

I have a 7 year old and a 4 year old that always end up in bed with me every night. They share a queen bed and I start them out in there, but have to lay with them until they go to sleep. I have no idea how I’m going to break this habit and I don’t have it in me to fight it now. There have been comments, but as of this point nothing else works. Even then it’s a struggle with my oldest in particular. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one that has kids in bed with me.

By: Leigh Ann

Leigh Ann — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:24:46 +0000

I think that last paragraph should be printed on every parent and teacher’s forehead!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:54:13 +0000

Thanks, ladies! Sometimes I wonder if the secret to helping our children is to give them confidence in themselves. I know it bothered Connor that he was still sleeping with his parents, but when he figured out that he COULD sleep by himself, he was off and running. Hmmm…
-Mae

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:39:23 +0000

Oh this is great news! You give me hope!

By: tammy

tammy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:36:29 +0000

Awesome! Good for you, your husband, and Connor! We still go through phases of our son wanting to sleep with us! I think you’re right about letting certain things develop on their own!