This has been an on going problem since she was a baby I'll get her to bed every night at a certain time and its all good for about a month and then she wont sleep until after midnight and sleep until almost noon.

Of course I have tried waking her up earlier but this child just wont get up. I once even put her in the bath tub full of water after trying to wake her for an hour and instead of waking up she slid right under the water I pulled her out and the little brat was still asleep.

Several months ago I got her in a routine of going to bed by 9:30 and getting up by 7:30 - 8:00 and that was great and going very well, up until a month ago my boyfriend had his two sons here for a few weeks and they stayed up way too late every night and were way too loud and that kept both my 5 and 4 year old until after midnight again and I cant get them to sleep early anymore. My 4 was never a problem until just now but shes easier to deal with.

My 5 year old will be starting kindergarden next month and I enrolled her in the morning classes so she has to be up early how do I do this and to make it worst I start a new job on monday so i have to get up early instead of staying up late to yell at her to go to sleep over and over again.

Its making me crazy I really dont know what to do.
Robyn

Try a warm bath and warm milk before bed. Read your child short a bedtime story. Dim lights in her room (not dark) and play soft relaxing music. Sometimes kids need a little help to relax at bedtime. It's worth a try. :)

I had the same problem with my daughter. Her brother is 8 years older than her and I had a time of it getting her to bed at a reasonable hour.

Here is what I did after several attempts at everything else:

I found a CD with soft music. Each night at the exact same time she would have a treat, crackers usually and a drink....her milk ( allergic to reg. milk so she has soy) then a bath with lully music playing and I would wash her and sort of rub her back ect while washing her. Then a peaceful dryoff time, with lotion, then potty and a drink of water. THen we would situate all her stuffed animals on her bed just as she wanted to,lay down in her bed, read a story, a short book ( kid type) or a continuing simple to understand book) WHen we were finished with that I would stroke her hair, then reach over and turn her cd player on which had a specific cd in it that was soft playing music for kids. ( We likes "Child's gift of Lullabyes). I would lay down with her, cuddle and hold her til she fell asleep.

Initially we would have to play the cd twice, then over time she would fall asleep part way through.

It was a wonderful bonding time for us and since I was in college and working and a single mom it was our "special time" plus I got a bit of a nap before hitting the books.

During this time, I either took the phone off the hook or asked friends not to call. My son had to close his door and only read or work on the computer **QUIETLY** during this time.

If you have ever heard of behavioral conditioning, this is basically what it was and it WORKED! and it was a very pleasant way to fall asleep for my daughter and something we both looked forward to each night.

We did this routine until she was 12 or 13.( believe it or not) Of course it would change somewhat as she matured, but it was our special time together.

TO this day (she is 16 now and I do not lay down with her to fall asleep *wink*) if she has trouble falling asleep, she puts that same cd in.

Remember, it takes awhile to get started, just remain constant and all will fall into place.

jdrkids