When Older Adopted Children Wont Go to Bed

When Hannah got home from Russia at age six, her bedtime was my dreaded time of the day. She would get wild in the bath. Run around the house when I was trying to put her pajamas on. Scream and yell when I tried to get her into bed. Leap out of her bed, run up and down the stairs, and jump from one piece of furniture to the next…

Hannah's behavior is not uncommon among older adopted children during their first months home. Some of the reasons for these nighttime challenges include fears from the child's previous life regarding nighttime, anger at having to leave all the fun activities of the day, over-stimulation, a fear of bad dreams, a nervousness that we'll be gone when they wake up.

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