7 year old vomiting

[ervin287]

My son has suddenly is having sleeping issues. Whenever its time for bed, mostly scheduled at 9pm, he brushes his teeth, I tuck him in, and all of the sudden he has a stomach ache. He starts to cry, asks for water, get us and goes to bathroom, then  cries and gets up again and unless we say its okay for him to go to bed in our room, he keeps on crying.  He yells, and cries and vomits constantly.  We are all so stressed and he just doesnt listen.  Its not like everyone else is having fun either .. we all go to bed around the same time.  I tried laying in bed with him... if he falls asleep, I get up and go to bed, in about an hour, he's in our room.  I am so mentally drained, I yell an hurt his feelings but then I think he's doing it for attention.. and I dint know. Please help.

[isleptgreat]

Hi! This is terrible to hear about your son's sleeping difficulties.
Good sleeping patterns are absolutely necessary for children. On Thursday, August 14, we will be airing our call-in broadcast on our website: www.blogtalkradio.com/isleptgreat. Thursday's topic will be the Back to School Edition, Your Kids & Good Sleep. On the show will be Dr. Kristen Hedger Archbold, who is specialized in the study of pediatric sleep, and a child who suffers with sleeping difficulties. I'm sure they will share some helpful hints for your son.
Good luck!

[Suri123]

Hi ervin287, how are you and how is your son doing? I had came across this bit of article regarding the children sleep and thought you might also be interested to go through, hope you get some helpful hints out there. “Children aged five to 12 need 10-11 hours of sleep. At the same time, there is an increasing demand on their time from school (e.g., homework), sports and other extracurricular and social activities. In addition, school aged children become more interested in TV, computers, the media and Internet as well as caffeine products – all of which can lead to difficulty falling asleep, nightmares and disruptions to their sleep. In particular, watching TV close to bedtime has been associated with bedtime resistance, difficulty falling asleep, anxiety around sleep and sleeping fewer hours”. If time permits, you can have a look through these links:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/parents/tips.htm
http://www.sleepforkids.org/html/habits.html
Take care and keep updating on the sleep progress of your son.

[Suri123]

Hi ervin287, how is your son? It’s quite common, as a mother to be worried about child’s sleep but does he feel the same? At this age fairly he is tuned for a good night's sleep but untimely awakenings, going lately to bed and/or getting up early/little later sometimes and being sick is normal. Do he have regular daytime sleep and how active he is otherwise? Do you think, will he be able to sleep without you comfortably or feels scared to sleep alone? You need to have patience and care him with all the love and comforts he his looking for. I agree with your frustration but who else can understand him better than you and whom will he approach accept you? It is better to give him an early dinner and follow a routine bedtime to put him to sleep with some soft music or a toy to cuddle with. Warm bath at bedtime and gentle massage can be soothing. Observe for some more time or else see a Pediatrician, take care and share your thoughts.

[margypops]

and No yelling

[margypops]

You are right he is doing it to get attention,he obviously needs more and before Bed, try to read stories each night and if he wants longer especially at the weekends give him more time, do you have to have a rigid time to sleep. He is anxious, is there a Baby on the way or have you had one recently.A bout an hour before bed have a drink or little snack something to make him sleepy not a sugar snack,If you have to lay with him , tell him upfront to look at the clock and you will lay there for 10mins then you are tired so you have to go to bed,If theres a Dad he can do the same, is Dad doing stuff with him Games and Guy things.I have heard of this before and had it in my life it does go away ,give him plenty of Love and extra time to get ready for sleep.