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From: sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan)
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Subject: Re: Waking behavior in under-3 year olds
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 15:19:37 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 15:19:37 1985
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> Anyone else have young kids (under 3) who are very unhappy when woken up
> before they want to be?  Joellen is particularly unhappy when she's been
> asleep for less than an hour (i.e., fell asleep in the car) and cries without
> undertanding why.  I feel sure it's not a "voluntary" fit of crying - she
> starts crying before she's fully awake and can cry for 10 to 15 mintues before
> getting herself under control.
> 
> This behavior has lessened as she gets older, so I wonder if it's some kind of
> age dependent thing.

I know exactly what you're talking about.  My daughter, Anne, is 3 1/2 and
still does that.  I think it has something to do with completing a sleep
cycle.  I know when I take a cat-nap for less than two+ hours (the approximate
length of a sleep cycle) I wake up with a nasty headache and am really
punchy.  I think this must be the problem with Anne, but all she knows is that
she doesn't feel right and the only way to tell me is to cry.  I just hold her
until the crying fit goes away (or just let her kick the floor if that seems
to be what she needs.  It's a little noisy, but I don't think there's much
else I can do.  Usually, if I try to do something about it, it only gets
worse.  Sometimes I tell her that she is welcome to cry (don't negate the
feelings) but that she must do it in her room so that she doesn't disturb the
rest of the family. Her response to that is usually to go in her room, cry for
about a minute longer, and then come out and join us.

Sarah E. Dugan

-- 
                                        Sarah E. Dugan
																				(a friend of Dr. Bob and Bill W.)
																				"One Day At A Time"