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[quote=Anonymous]7:43 PP here with similar 4 DS and major sleep and diet issue. I'm not saying your DD has the issues mine does but if the sleep issues are even somewhat similar the advice to just "put her to bed earlier" is well intentioned but difficult to implement. I can put my DS to bed at any time I want and let him cry if I want...he still falls asleep at the same time. We have other issues with sleep too, but I decided to take him to the Children's sleep clinic and the doctor said NOT to just all of a sudden force an early bedtime when clearly DC is having issues. There are lots of things to look at and evaluate, but even if you think DD has no issues you still need to change the dynamic around bedtime slowly. She actually has us putting DS to bed LATER so that he IS tired and falls asleep quickly. This method reduces HIS stress around sleeping and starts to create positive sleep associations. Then gradually move bedtime earlier and introduce new methods like "checks"  or sitting by the door. Again, I'm not saying your DD has all the issues my DS does but I think if you really suspect sleep issues, you should be careful to choose methods that work for your particular problem or child. [/quote]

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