Guest guest Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hi Karla, It sounds like you've found a great doc... we've had to pay out of pocket to see a lot of experts and it hurts the pocketbook but in the end you're actually paying for something rather than wasting your time! My daughter has been a horrible sleeper from birth. If she could live without food and sleep she would! What helped us what a good quality melatonin supplement every night at the same time, obviously a strict bedtime routine and making allowances for her emotional needs. Up until last year, she needed us to sit/lie with her until she fell asleep. We set up a reward if she could go to sleep on her own for one week straight and after that she did it without much difficulty. The first few nights were hard... calling out to us and we did go in and reassure her quickly and leave. That's all she needed. I knew that if the reward didn't work, she wasn't ready. She was ready. HOWEVER... She continues to use the " little bed " in our room. This is a crib/toddler mattress on the floor all made up and she is allowed to come in the middle of the night only after we're asleep. Over the summer I plan on trying to see if she can get away from this but there is no big hurry on that IMO. She needs the security right now and she doesn't have any siblings to room with... I mean, she wouldn't want to be alone in the room for a long time during the DAY so why at night when it's dark and quiet. Also, she has 3 nightlights, one is dim and one goes off after about 5 minutes... I highly recommend it: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/182-0569974-2088237?ASIN=B000TK8440 & AFID Again, more control for them and it's really very relaxing for her. She has it on a table right within reach whenever she needs it. Some have found bed tents to be helpful for a more secure feeling. The best ones are the ones that just attach at the corners so your child is using the sheets and not the bottom the tent... does that make sense? At one time I found a site that sold tents like these... This reward method did NOT work for doing #2 in the potty at all. She finally has done it the week before xmas. Almost 5 years old. Whew! Long time coming, but she just wasn't ready. She just decided that once we ran out of diapers she would use the potty (I had heard similar declarations and was skeptical so I had a spare pack just in case.) The reward was we would immediately go out to the toy store and she could pick out ANY toy. Thank goodness she picked something relatively inexpensive. Whew!! Hope some of this helps, Jen karla smith wrote: > Hi all; > As you know my 12 year old bp/asp son has had some issues lately. And > we were bouncing around with doctor's because insurance. We decided to > go back to one that we really liked and pay out of pocket. > We had our first visit the other day and it was pick up where we left > off. We got down to business, which was where we were headed when we > had to leave them last time. We actually have two doctor's for the > price of one, one that does the bp and another that is a asp > specialist. Which we sort of had last time we just didn't meet one of > them, because of schedual conflicts. This was coming for the next > visit we didn't get to have. > So, we had a long talk, they were not really for homeschool before, > but we answered all the questions right that they asked. When we chose > to homeschool it was not taken lightly and dh and I talked about > everything. The only thing we didn't have in the mix was an exercise > program which they want. The curriculum we are using has a sort of > exercise program, but nothing really great. Ds asked about the Wii, > they said as long as it was like the Wii fit, so that is our exercise > program until summer. Just hard during winter months to get much > exercise. I guess I could take him to the mall on certain days to > walk, but the problem with that is he doesn't want to just walk he > wants to spend money. > Also, they told us that during this time of the year it is very common > for them to have terrible manic episodes. Gee, now I get told after > all these years, no one has told us this before. We have to do a few > things here, get it going and then take this information to them when > we go back and then they are going to help us with plans of action on > how to control him, and everything. Just what I have been begging for > all this time, and I didn't have to ask. I almost cried when they were > talking about helping us to help him, as no one had done this before. > I'm not the crying type either. > So, things are finally starting to work out for us where the doctor's > are concerned. My biggest task right now is training him to sleep > better. He is not sleeping well, we have known that for a while and > they want us to train his clock to where it needs to be. They also > told us that it will not be easy or fun, but it is a must. > Thanks, and thought I would update you on how things are going. So far > things are looking up as they were when we were going to this doctor > before. > Karla > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2634 - Release Date: 01/20/10 09:12:00 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. 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Guest guest Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 If your area has a decent population, there are plenty of opportunities for exercise. A lot of the places like Karate, swimming, basketball, skating centers, gymnastics, etc cater to homeschoolers when the other kids are in school. Then there are playgroups with other homeschoolers. My kids were in far better shape when we were homeschooling than when they were in public school. Good luck! > > Hi all; > As you know my 12 year old bp/asp son has had some issues lately. And we were bouncing around with doctor's because insurance. We decided to go back to one that we really liked and pay out of pocket. > > We had our first visit the other day and it was pick up where we left off. We got down to business, which was where we were headed when we had to leave them last time. We actually have two doctor's for the price of one, one that does the bp and another that is a asp specialist. Which we sort of had last time we just didn't meet one of them, because of schedual conflicts. This was coming for the next visit we didn't get to have. > > So, we had a long talk, they were not really for homeschool before, but we answered all the questions right that they asked. When we chose to homeschool it was not taken lightly and dh and I talked about everything. The only thing we didn't have in the mix was an exercise program which they want. The curriculum we are using has a sort of exercise program, but nothing really great. Ds asked about the Wii, they said as long as it was like the Wii fit, so that is our exercise program until summer. Just hard during winter months to get much exercise. I guess I could take him to the mall on certain days to walk, but the problem with that is he doesn't want to just walk he wants to spend money. > > Also, they told us that during this time of the year it is very common for them to have terrible manic episodes. Gee, now I get told after all these years, no one has told us this before. We have to do a few things here, get it going and then take this information to them when we go back and then they are going to help us with plans of action on how to control him, and everything. Just what I have been begging for all this time, and I didn't have to ask. I almost cried when they were talking about helping us to help him, as no one had done this before. I'm not the crying type either. > > So, things are finally starting to work out for us where the doctor's are concerned. My biggest task right now is training him to sleep better. He is not sleeping well, we have known that for a while and they want us to train his clock to where it needs to be. They also told us that it will not be easy or fun, but it is a must. > > Thanks, and thought I would update you on how things are going. So far things are looking up as they were when we were going to this doctor before. > Karla > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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