Living with Children with Sleep Disorders

You hear the floorboards creak and the not-so-soft pitter-patter of feet running down the hall. You look at the clock: 1:15 a.m. It’s your husband’s turn. Harshly, you poke him in the ribcage until he stops snoring and begins to wake up. “John, wake up, Michael’s out of his room again.” Your husband mumbles something out of the side of his mouth, rolls over, and slowly sits up. Rubbing his eyes, he blearily gets out of bed to recover your child and get him back into bed.

You close your eyes for what seems like only a minute. Again, you wake up to the tromping of your son’s feet echoing down the halls. It’s your turn this time. You roll over and look at the clock: 3:38 a.m. You force yourself out of bed and go to retrieve your son; frustrated over your lack of sleep, you place your son back into bed. It’s 5:17 a.m. and this time your child is up for good. Less than six hours of sleep…again.  Read more...