Guest guest Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I was able to cut lozenge in half and he can suck on it. He will go to bed if really tired so I'm going to start giving him one every day whether he plans to go to bed or not. ;-) Therapist said I should not give son an incentive (cash reward) for going to bed when he doesn't want to. Therapist said it should be intrinsic motivation. However son really wants a new laptop to run his video editing program and I'd like to offer him $10 or so for going to bed every night. What do you think? He doesn't have any other way to earn money for laptop. Rhonda Re: family rituals Mine is in a pill-form, so I am not certain about cutting it in half, but I'll bet if you took it by your pharmacist they could tell you if that would work. Also, I would take it one hour before you plan to be fully asleep. If you start taking it on a daily basis, you will get into a regular routine of sleep. I think it works better if taken daily. > > > > > > Another question - son has taken to staying up all night, then going to bed sometime next afternoon, sleeping 16 hours. Problem is he pees out his bed in a major way, meaning all bedding has to be changed and washed. Also yucks up bathroom in middle of night when he uses it, meaning major cleaning before daughters use in morning. How have you handled all this support stuff that is needed to maintain your child's dysfunction? I would like to stop doing it! But in the past he has frozen up and gotten even worse when I have tried to set down limits. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Rhonda > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I was able to cut lozenge in half and he can suck on it. He will go to bed if really tired so I'm going to start giving him one every day whether he plans to go to bed or not. ;-) Therapist said I should not give son an incentive (cash reward) for going to bed when he doesn't want to. Therapist said it should be intrinsic motivation. However son really wants a new laptop to run his video editing program and I'd like to offer him $10 or so for going to bed every night. What do you think? He doesn't have any other way to earn money for laptop. Rhonda Re: family rituals Mine is in a pill-form, so I am not certain about cutting it in half, but I'll bet if you took it by your pharmacist they could tell you if that would work. Also, I would take it one hour before you plan to be fully asleep. If you start taking it on a daily basis, you will get into a regular routine of sleep. I think it works better if taken daily. > > > > > > Another question - son has taken to staying up all night, then going to bed sometime next afternoon, sleeping 16 hours. Problem is he pees out his bed in a major way, meaning all bedding has to be changed and washed. Also yucks up bathroom in middle of night when he uses it, meaning major cleaning before daughters use in morning. How have you handled all this support stuff that is needed to maintain your child's dysfunction? I would like to stop doing it! But in the past he has frozen up and gotten even worse when I have tried to set down limits. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Rhonda > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I say go with what works for you! So much of us getting our children through this is trial and error. You are his mom and if you are okay with it, then I would do it. > > > > > > > > Another question - son has taken to staying up all night, then going to bed sometime next afternoon, sleeping 16 hours. Problem is he pees out his bed in a major way, meaning all bedding has to be changed and washed. Also yucks up bathroom in middle of night when he uses it, meaning major cleaning before daughters use in morning. How have you handled all this support stuff that is needed to maintain your child's dysfunction? I would like to stop doing it! But in the past he has frozen up and gotten even worse when I have tried to set down limits. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Rhonda > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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