6 year old can't fall asleep

amother

Lemon

Tue, Mar 12 2019, 12:32 am

We put her to bed at 7:30 and it takes her a good 1-2 hours to fall asleep. Then she's tired in the morning. What can I do?

amother

Blonde

Tue, Mar 12 2019, 12:37 am

I have a kid who struggles badly to fall asleep. (I was like that as a kid too). We've tried melatonin, valerian, etc. None of it helped. Truthfully, the only thing that helps is wearing him out physically. We try to make sure he gets as much exercise as possible after school.

Beingreal

Tue, Mar 12 2019, 1:37 am

Is she worried about something? My 7 year old ds has anxiety and can't sleep sometimes.

amother

Turquoise

Fri, Mar 15 2019, 10:16 am

We made our 6 year old bedroom very dark and turned on childrens music. Same cd every night.not very low not too loud We found even a bit of light in the room was keeping her body up. And story tapes the same. It would cause her to think into it .

amother

Linen

Fri, Mar 15 2019, 10:31 am

Is she tired enough when she goes to sleep? Does she have any screen time before bed?
I had this issue with my DD and I started putting her to bed an hour later. It's very seldom that she has an issue falling a sleep.
I also find that when kids had a lazy day and were not so active, they have a harder time falling asleep because they're not worn out enough.