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SS won't go to bed without BF there

iris288's picture

Youngest SS has been super wired last few weekends and ignorning bedtime - still awake at 10:30-11pm (he's 7). He shouts at BF for being told to go to sleep, and then ultimately BF curls up on couch with him and waits for him to fall asleep, and then sleeps down there. 

We are in a new house (since early December), and the SSs (7 and 9) bedroom is downstairs and we are upstairs. I'm getting frustrated that BF might be setting a precident that it is okay that SS is staying up so late, and that his dad has to be around for him to sleep. He can sleep alone, and should, he's 7! I want to sleep in my bed with my partner! 

Any suggestions? I also encourage BF that maybe he shouldn't be getting deserts if he already is high energy as I think it probably contributes to him staying up longer. BF said, well I stay down there because I don't want him bugging us in our bedroom. Well if he comes up, send him back to his room! Arg. 

 

Rags's picture

Knock his as sout with melatonin.  Not for use every night, but.... give yourself a break.

The real problem is daddy.  He needs to grow and pair and plant the kid in bed.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Survivingstephell's picture

My daughter has been taking Melatonin every night since the pandemic started.  Talk to his doctor and see what they suggest about amount.  She's had no problems with it.  
 

My suggestion is that for every morning that has trouble, bedtime gets moved back 15 minutes. You can try it on SS too.  Sleeping issues almost always make for terrible mornings.  At least in my experience.  

iris288's picture

This is totally the case - SS7 is CRAZY in the morning - literally will not use an inside voice and will RUN around the house. I let BF get up and deal with it, and try to go back to sleep, but it is too loud. I definitely think they are tied.