01-05-2009, 04:14 PM
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A couple of ideas...
Any change can impact sleep and having to suddenly share her room with her brother and having her uncle suddenly living there may be playing a larger role than you suspect.
Does she have any sensory issues? Sensory kids are not good sleepers in general and as sensory kids age...new 'triggers' can pop up. DS has moderate to severve sensory issues and at about that age we started allowing him to watch TV to decompress at night. Works wonders for him...I know many disagree with TV in bed or to fall alseep to but for my guy...it's a miracle.
You may want to try lullabies...DD listened to hers until she was in kindergarten.
Maybe try a nightlight or a stronger nightlight...kids this age start having some new fears and nighttime and a good imagination can wreak havoc at bedtime. DS has an eye condition that causes him to not see well at night...it took us quite awhile to figure out that he wasn't scared of the dark...he couldn't see. But being afraid of the dark is common.
Good luck...we ended up co-sleeping through these phases...just easier for us!
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