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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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 Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 08:48:49 AM
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he's 14 and is having trouble sleeping at nite which in turn makes him want to sleep all day so school work is getting behind. Does anyone know of a natural remedy that is a sleep aide? Thanks Karen
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 09:00:45 AM
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You can buy Melatonin supplement. Melatonin is the natural sleep chemical that our brains produce when the light dims. It helps to put you to sleep and into REM sleep. Doug and I have used it in the past. It is great because it doesn't give you that "morning after" feeling and it is not habit forming. We usually use it for 1 to 2 weeks until our sleep patterns are were they need to be.
Alee
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 10:40:18 AM
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I agree with Alee, also sleepy time tea by celestial seasonings.
A good routine.
No TV, pc or video games in the evening. (it keeps the brain running). Turn out all lights. Can his room be very dark at night? Light keeps people awake (brain chemistry). They say even the light from a clock can be enough to disturb this chemistry!
Working on this in the summer would of probably helped more. (I know too late now).
But, work on a very scheduled routine, of getting up the same time every day, having shower same time, meals the same time, and lights out the same time.
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 12:03:20 PM
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And make sure he isnt drinking caffine or eating sugar in the evenings.. he may be one of those that just has a hard time shutting his mind off at night too.. I do that... I am learning deep breathing excersises and they help a great deal...
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2008 : 11:33:15 PM
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I use Melatonin and sleep very well.
Marly
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 06:35:24 AM
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I agree Rene.
There is some CDs you can buy that help for sleep. I think they work great. (get you into shutting your mind off for sleep). I don't care for the sublimigal (sp) message ones. They never have worked for me any way. But, the kind where it tells you what to do and think out loud, those helped. Like say, it will be a soft woman's voice and tells you to imagine you are in a garden, now imagine a deer comes along, etc. Slowly your mind goes into the fantasy of what ever they are talking about in the garden, and next thing you know you're out!
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judith
Spokane
Washington
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 10:28:25 AM
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Try a lavender dream pillow or a few drops of lavender oil on a tissue in his pillow case. Good Luck.
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 07:43:00 AM
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Thanks to all for the great advice. I really appreciate it and will try the suggestions until I find one that works. We dont drink much caffine, I buy decaf tea. and he has a sheet over his blinds for darkness. So we will go from here. Thanks again! Karen
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