My 7 year old daughter comes home exhausted (wakes up, diabetes, activity)
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Seems like ever since she started second grade she seems more tired. She gets about 10 hours a sleep a night and has a big breakfast in the morning. The only activity she is in is tae kwon doe which is about 45 minutes and this is only a couple days a week. Sometimes she complains of a headache every now and then. It's not every day, maybe once a week where I look at her and can tell she is wiped out, and I just tell her to go straight to bed.
Is her school/building a particularly old or new one?
Old - potential mold problem especially if you are in humid climate. Or old paint or other materials.
New- potential building materials/chemical toxication.
Another issue, this is not just for kids, but all office workers, that all need to watch out is the high carbon level. Modern bldgs have no natural air flow and in some cases, some spots of the bldgs can collect more harmful effect than others. People usually attribute those to stress, busy work, etc. when it can simply be environmental.
Last edited by Waterlily Pad; 12-05-2013 at 04:20 PM..
While a full day of school can be tiring what you describe does not seem normal to me. She needs a complete physical including diabetes check. Is she any different on the weekends? Does she seem particularly stressed out- stress can quickly tire out all ages of people.
Does she "sleep in" on the weekends? If yes, maybe she needs more than 10 hours of sleep right now. Perhaps she is going through a growth spurt or is much more active at recess and after school than last year.
Does she wake up on her own or do you need to wake her up? Try putting her to bed a half hour or even an hour earlier and see if she wakes up on her own. That may help you to tell if she needs more sleep.
PS It wouldn't hurt to get a physical but it may not be anything serious at all.
Also, has she had a vision test by an eye doctor (not just a nurse's screening)? That can also cause headaches.
Last edited by germaine2626; 12-05-2013 at 07:27 PM..
Reason: added PS
Seems like ever since she started second grade she seems more tired. She gets about 10 hours a sleep a night and has a big breakfast in the morning. The only activity she is in is tae kwon doe which is about 45 minutes and this is only a couple days a week. Sometimes she complains of a headache every now and then. It's not every day, maybe once a week where I look at her and can tell she is wiped out, and I just tell her to go straight to bed.
Is this normal? Love to hear your feedback.
I would definitely take her for a physical just to be sure there is nothing medically wrong with her.
Also, look closer at her diet and find out what she does activity wise during recess at school.
Seems like ever since she started second grade she seems more tired. She gets about 10 hours a sleep a night and has a big breakfast in the morning. The only activity she is in is tae kwon doe which is about 45 minutes and this is only a couple days a week. Sometimes she complains of a headache every now and then. It's not every day, maybe once a week where I look at her and can tell she is wiped out, and I just tell her to go straight to bed.
Is this normal? Love to hear your feedback.
Fatigue and a headache in a 7 yo screams go get a Lymes test with a lymes savvy doctor.
Especially where your live based on your profile.
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