Question
hi i have an 11yr old son who keeps waking about 2am and then cant go back to sleep, he has had alot of stress at school in the past with bullying and about 3months ago his great grandad past away, since then he has watched a horror film about the devil at a friends house, since then he wakes every night and gets in a panic thinking that i will get taken over by the devil or he is going to find me dead, i have tried talking to him about it and have given him natural sleep remedies to try and calm him but nothing seems to work, i would be very grateful of any advice on how to help get these thoughts out of his head and to help him have a full nights sleep
thankyou
Answer
First of all 30 minutes before sleep you should have him take a hot bath, and especially have him put the palms of his hands under the water, latest research is that the heat from the palms sends impulses to the brain to relax for a good nights sleep. 3 hours before bedtime stay away from, tea, offee, caffeine, caramel colored sodas like coke, pepsi, ginger ale, chocolate and exercise, all these make for restless sleep. l5 minutes before bedtime, give a glass of warm milk. Milk when heated contains tryptophan a natural amino acid sleep inducer, Leave a light on in the room dont close the door and encourage him that you are right outside the room. Go to sleepnet.com in the search bar type in children and sleep. feel free to email again karel
