sorry you're going through this. it may as your pediatrician says be entirely normal for your child to sleep so little but it's obviously disturbing for you. one thing you can do to help your child develop good sleep habits is to maintain an evening routine. this is called "sleep hygiene. " you can approach sleep hygiene in different ways but a few things i'd suggest are: stop water intake an hour or so before bedtime avoid letting your child drink any caffeinated beverages after noon (this includes ice tea soda etc. ) go to bed at the same time each night don't use the bed for anything but sleeping (except to read a bedtime book or something) if your child has not gone off to sleepland within 30 minutes of going to bed allow your child to get up and read or enjoy some other quiet relaxing activity try going back to bed again make sure your child is getting plenty of exercise during the day if your child doesn't seem to have symptoms related to lack of sleep try not to worry too much. every person has different sleep needs and our sleep requirements vary with age. by the time she's a teenager you'll be asking for advice on how to get her out of bed before noon! good luck to you!
what can i do to help my four year old sleep. my four year old has never slept more then five hours a night. i've tried having light dinners and she never was slept with any object. her doctor just tells me it is natural for some kids but i'm still worried