Like many gifted kids, my DS has always had "sleep issues." He seems to need less sleep than other kids his age, and at 3 he's still waking several times each night. I'm an elementary teacher, so we were home together over the summer. It seems to me that his sleep was much improved during this time (although still outside the "norm"), but now that he's back in preschool 5 days a week we're back to where we were.
This change could be due to any number of factors, but I'm beginning to wonder if the increased intellectual stimulation he got over the summer helped him sleep better. I've always focused on wearing him out physically, but maybe I need to try to wear him out in a cognitive sense too? (If that's even possible!) I've definitely let go of the idea that he should fit the sleep guidelines that are thrown around, but if I could get 30 or 45 more minutes of sleep each night, I'd take it!
Does this ring true for any of you out there? Anything that has helped your kid get more sleep?
This change could be due to any number of factors, but I'm beginning to wonder if the increased intellectual stimulation he got over the summer helped him sleep better. I've always focused on wearing him out physically, but maybe I need to try to wear him out in a cognitive sense too? (If that's even possible!) I've definitely let go of the idea that he should fit the sleep guidelines that are thrown around, but if I could get 30 or 45 more minutes of sleep each night, I'd take it!
Does this ring true for any of you out there? Anything that has helped your kid get more sleep?