bedtime

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Hello All,

I wanted to share our bedtime story with all of you. My son Devin, has

always been very attached to me. At bed time, he wouldn't give me a

hard time about going to bed, but he would not let me leave the room

until he fell asleep. At first, I thought it was kind of sweet and I

took pride in the fact that he was being affectionate and wanted his

mother there for comfort. After a couple of weeks, I was getting very

grumpy with my husband and everyone around me because sometimes I would

spend 1 1/2 hrs. waiting for my sweet child to fall asleep.

I finally spoke to one of our ABA teachers and she immediately offered

to implement an ABA sleep time program.

It only took 3 days and the problem was solved. If Devin would go to

sleep quietly and let mommy leave the room, he would get to pick two

toys out of the " Bear in the Big Blue House Bag " (His craze at the time),

when he woke up in the morning.

He now knows to look at the clock and when it's 8,3,0 (8:30), he knows

it's bedtime and we all go up to do the routine of brushing teeth and

story and then, lights out and a good night kiss to mommy.

I can't tell you what a change it has made in our lives. Working full

time and then not being free until 10:00 was making me very unhappy

because I couldn't get anything done. It has also helped Devin get more

sleep because he now falls asleep right away.

Needless to say, ABA has worked for our son and our family, but I do

know that it is not for everyone.

Carmen