Hi Kate, I am lucky in that I have never had any major sleep issues with any of my kids, however I have a friend whose little boy is 6 and she still has major sleep issues and up to him several times every night.
All 4 of my children have recently started a yoga/relaxation class (my kids are 4, 5, 7 and 9). The first half is full on postures and breathing techniques (hanging upside down from ropes attached to the wall etc and very energetic) and the second half is deep relaxation / visualization. I invited my friend to bring her son along, which she did on wed evening, she rang me the next morning and said he's gone to bed at 7.30pm and hadn't woken until 8am the following morning. As you can imagine she was rapt. I do think the mixture of using up lots of energy and then relaxation techniques has a lot to do with it. I also have a beautiful relaxation/visualization cd, where the voice takes the children through beautiful streams, meadows and waterfalls and they meet fairies, butterflies and unicorns. It really is lovely. I have used it before at 'arsenic hour' when you're trying to get dinner done and the kids are running a muck. Have them all lay down on the loungeroom floor and put on the cd - Ahhhh 30 mins of bliss! You can buy the cd, which is called making rainbows through [EMAIL PROTECTED] or phone (08) 9593 1949 Best of luck. JO x -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jo Bourne Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2005 12:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Older Children's Sleep I have been seeing Amber Laris in the city since I was a child and she is amazing. When we were still in Adelaide she would check Isabelle for me every now and then when I went it (as a babe) and only once felt the need to do an adjustment (soon after a nasty head accident). Isabelle loves her. Also wonderful for pregnancy, turned my stubbornly posterior babe for me. cheers Jo At 11:30 AM +0930 27/10/05, Tania Smallwood wrote: >Hi Kate, > >I'd recommend Simon Kent, chiro at Victoria Park chiropractic, ad I've heard >that Andrea Wheatley at Nth Adelaide Osteopathic Clinic is a great osteopath >for children... > >Tania >xxx > > > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- Jo Bourne Virtual Artists Pty Ltd -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
