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[quote=Anonymous]We do all the things to get my adhd 7.5 year old to sleep:  no screens on weekdays, early-ish dinner, guafacine and melatonin, relaxing bath and then reading in bed, lights out by 8:15.  Sometimes she falls asleep around 9 and other times around 12am. She often wakes in the night.  We’ve experimented with no melatonin (takes until 12am to fall asleep) and more melatonin (more likely to wake up in the middle of the night).  We’ve gone to the sleep specialist at Children’s.  We’ve done all the things—relaxation exercises, meditation podcasts, etc   I just can’t get my formerly ok sleeper to get enough sleep at night.  As a result, our mornings are so frustrating.

Her alarm goes off at 7:30 for an 8:30 departure, so she has an hour to get ready.  She sleeps right through the alarm no matter the volume, so I end up waking her up at 7:40.  She’s totally exhausted, so my choices are to stand over her and nag/threaten her so that she eventually gets dressed or to dress her like a baby (her preference).  We’ve done reward charts and it helps a bit while we are doing the chart but doesn’t carry over to when there’s no chart.   She is exhausted and doesn’t care if we are late to school—all she wants to do is get back in bed and sleep.  On weekends she often sleeps until 9:30/10, making up for lost sleep during the week.

Help!!!  I feel like an awful parent when I dress my 7.5 year old like a baby and carry her to the bathroom but I also hate standing around and yelling at her.   She’s not a bad kid but she’s just too tired to be helpful in the mornings, and I’m going bananas.  Any suggestions? [/quote]

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