http://www.anzowls.com/are-there-any-healthy-appropriate-ways-to-get-an-11-year-old-night-owl-to-get-to-sleep-before-11-every-night/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:25:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.anzowls.com/are-there-any-healthy-appropriate-ways-to-get-an-11-year-old-night-owl-to-get-to-sleep-before-11-every-night/comment-page-1/#comment-2346 bumperbuffer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:03:50 +0000 http://www.anzowls.com/are-there-any-healthy-appropriate-ways-to-get-an-11-year-old-night-owl-to-get-to-sleep-before-11-every-night/#comment-2346 You must get him out of bed in time to have a proper breakfast, preferably with the rest of the family, in time for him to leave for school. Make it impossible for him to stay in bed. After school and in the early evening make sure he is physically tired - lots of exercise (you may even have to join in!). Enforce a 'going to bed to sleep routine' which might include a small supper and a final 30-60 minute reading time whilst in bed. There should not be any distractions such as a radio, TV, music, etc. - just peace and quiet. Do not give in to requests for any distractions. Switch off the light, remove the light bulbs if necessary, when it is time to sleep and provide a glass of water or juice, but no more. Ignore further requests. Enforce your routine with sanctions. Do not be 'soft'. He will moan and complain. Ignore this. Children are very adaptable and eager to please. Be Strong. You must get him out of bed in time to have a proper breakfast, preferably with the rest of the family, in time for him to leave for school. Make it impossible for him to stay in bed.
After school and in the early evening make sure he is physically tired – lots of exercise (you may even have to join in!).
Enforce a ‘going to bed to sleep routine’ which might include a small supper and a final 30-60 minute reading time whilst in bed. There should not be any distractions such as a radio, TV, music, etc. – just peace and quiet. Do not give in to requests for any distractions.
Switch off the light, remove the light bulbs if necessary, when it is time to sleep and provide a glass of water or juice, but no more.
Ignore further requests.
Enforce your routine with sanctions. Do not be ’soft’.
He will moan and complain. Ignore this. Children are very adaptable and eager to please. Be Strong.

]]> http://www.anzowls.com/are-there-any-healthy-appropriate-ways-to-get-an-11-year-old-night-owl-to-get-to-sleep-before-11-every-night/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 doesitmatter Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:39:43 +0000 http://www.anzowls.com/are-there-any-healthy-appropriate-ways-to-get-an-11-year-old-night-owl-to-get-to-sleep-before-11-every-night/#comment-2345 I didn't even read your question. but i am going to take a stab at it and say start taking everything out of his room that is electronic.Oh and if u tryed that, sorry. I have always wondered why exactly we all have to get up at such n such an hour were not all robots! are we? mabey there isn't anything u can do. Mabey thats just who he is. I didn’t even read your question. but i am going to take a stab at it and say start taking everything out of his room that is electronic.Oh and if u tryed that, sorry. I have always wondered why exactly we all have to get up at such n such an hour were not all robots! are we? mabey there isn’t anything u can do. Mabey thats just who he is.

]]> http://www.anzowls.com/are-there-any-healthy-appropriate-ways-to-get-an-11-year-old-night-owl-to-get-to-sleep-before-11-every-night/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 pink.safire Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:22:00 +0000 http://www.anzowls.com/are-there-any-healthy-appropriate-ways-to-get-an-11-year-old-night-owl-to-get-to-sleep-before-11-every-night/#comment-2344 any way you can think of to get ur son in bed before 11pm is healthy. any way you can think of to get ur son in bed before 11pm is healthy.

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