#intelligentchildren

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Posted this on my personal page last year but thought I would share with all my new friends, so you can get a glimpse into my real life: . Since age 2, my middle son Everett has struggled at bedtime. When he started school, the behavioural issues began. This boy can be the sweetest most loving child, but can turn into demon mode at the snap of your fingers. He is extremely intelligent and is exceling academically. We have tried to put the right supports in place: we have tried everything from sleep training, naturopath, doctor, diet change, learning centers, extracurriculars, essential oils, requesting an IEP at school... the list goes on. We finally got an appointment with a psychiatrist who diagnosed him with ADHD, but he wanted to do a sleep study too. We were referred to the Youthdale child and adolescent Sleep Centre in Toronto. It took 5 hours to do what should have taken 20 minutes, 1 hour of complete hell that left me physically in pain and at the time emotionally distraught. His anxiety was severe and even after 2 weeks of preparing him for this, it didn't go smoothly like I had hoped. Once we finally got him hooked up it was 3 hours past his bedtime but he ended up being a trooper and I am so proud of him. We spent the next day napping every 2 hours but got to leave a couple hours early which was nice. After all that, we found out they found nothing out of the ordinary. . I often feel like a bad mom because of the amount I work, but I am doing my best and loving my boys the best way I can, and I know they feel my love. . Advice for any parents who feel like they are just at their wits end and don't know what to do, or feeling like they aren't being a good parent - just keep searching for answers. Be your child's advocate bc no one else will. And if you need to vent - shoot me a DM. I get it. The mom guilt is real. . . . #sleepproblems #childpsychiatrist #adhd #momofboys #boymom #intelligentchildren #boys #hyperactive #anxiety #childadvocate #parentlove #momguilt #family #children #bedtime #routine (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-KET0wAR67/?igshid=1ab9oer9z27ld