My 12 year old only sleeps for 2 hours

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by Guest Posts on Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:07 pm

My 12 year old only sleeps for 2 hours

My 12 yr old son can have 2 hrs asleep a night 8pm-9pm he falls asleep and then wake up and won't go back to sleep till next night and same again. What can i do to try help him sleep more he's not having naps as he's at school on day time he does have separation anxiety and traumatic stress had CAMHS councilling still the sleep isn't getting better and means I don't get alot neither any advise be great thank you, Helena
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by Vicki Dawson on Thu Oct 17, 2019 10:23 am

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Hi Helena,

This sounds a really extreme case and would warrant further investigation from medical professionals. It would be good for you to speak to the health professionals involved and to ask what specialist support is available in your area around sleep. Keep sleep diaries so that you can document his sleep patterns and share these with them.

Vicki
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