Reply #62: hmmmm, try these things...

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1. bedroom is used only for sleep--no tv, no video games
   
2. a regular schedule of rising and laying down to sleep
   
3. no naps in the daytime
   
4. regular exercise, but not in the evening
   
5. keep a notepad and pencil/pen handy at all times--it helps to relax if you know you've captured your thoughts, ideas, and to do items for the next day, and can quickly write them down if you happen to wake up in the night
   
6. yoga or meditation
   
7. take a tepid shower or bath before bed
   
8. white noise or background noise such as crickets, or ocean waves, or
9. rain when laying down to sleep
   
10. reading for a brief time
    
11. be sure mattress and pillow on his bed are the right firmness
    
12. no caffeine, msg, other stimulants from dinner time on
    
13. don't eat less than three hours before bed time
    

Good luck, I know it sucks when one can't sleep!