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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get a bedtime routine together and start it at the same time every night you are there late-who cares what time she goes down for her parents. 
Follow through with the routine (pajamas, brush teeth, read a book) and then just close the door at a certain time (usually 7:30/8).  Let her know she does not have to fall asleep but she must lay quietly in her bed after a certain time.[/quote]

Thanks.

This would work except she will tell her parents that I did not stay in her room till she fell asleep. Or they will come home and find me sitting in the den and her still awake upstairs. It isn't that I want to be dishonest with them, I just think that she would be able to sleep if she didn't have so much extra stimulation (me in her room for one!). [/quote]

How is a child of that age supposed to fall asleep with an adult in the room with her? Do you remember sleepovers when younger? How you would stay up talking forever, there was no such thing as having 2 people in the room together and not having some talking going on. I think the parents need to understand that quietness and nobody nearby will help her get to sleep better. If someone is near me shifting in their chair or clearing their throat, getting up to use the restroom, that will distract me from falling asleep. They can't expect you to sit there totally motionless and silent until she falls asleep. Tell them you are not doing it any longer.[/quote]

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