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I appreciate the thoughts and suggestions. She was such a champion sleeper as a little kid, that we haven't had to be too strict about bedtime routines, etc. Allowed us as parents to get lazy, I guess.

She has both a journal and a diary, but I don't think she has written in either since the initial novelty wore off. I have suggested to her that she might want to start using them, as I find if I write down what's swirling around in my head, I sleep better. We'll see if we can find her diary over the weekend and at least make it more available to her.

She is both creative and intelligent. Both of those traits suffer though if she doesn't get enough sleep. And I've done enough reading over the years on the importance of sleep to know that even a small daily deficit can have have a big impact.

I've committed to spending the time between dinner and bedtime hanging out with her (and making sure she gets her stuff done), giving her time to chat with me.

Being in third grade, there is a lot of girl drama. Although she knows that much of it is silly, it still hurts her when a friend gives her the silent treatment for an afternoon. I remember similar things from that age (can't recall when it stopped) and remember how painful it was. And I think she is going through the normal growing pains of wanting to be more adult and still wanting the snuggles and perks for being little. Extra difficult since she is super tall and looks more like an eleven or twelve year old. And she has a new homeroom teacher (back from maternity leave), and a new extended day teacher, so there's a bit of flux on the school front, too.

Screen time - she gets to play on the iPod for maybe thirty minutes before dinner. The only other screen time during the week is whatever they do during the school day.

Physical activity: she gets a pretty good dose of outdoor or gym time every day at school and extended day. She is generally a sweaty mess by the time I pick her up. Our weekends have not been as outdoorsy of late, due to the weather and home projects. Looking forward to spring, the return of soccer and bike rides.

Most of the tidying up needs to be done after the shower, as it is putting her dirty clothes in the hamper and hanging up her towels. :-)

DH are determined to follow some improved routines morning and evening until at least spring break to see if they make a difference.[/quote]

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