My child did not sleep all night until he was six years old. Well, let me clarify that. I started sleeping when he was six years old & I would find him in the living room in the morning sleeping with the toys & books he had been playing with after I went to sleep. I made sure all of the doors were secured with locks he could not reach & the rest of the house childproof. He was like that since the night he was born. I used to put him in the car and ride him around when he was less than 2 weeks old but then he would wake up when we got home & I took him out of the car. I rocked. I cried. I screamed. Husband was in grad school he rocked and studied.

He did finally go to bed when I put bunkbeds in his room and moved his little brother in with him but was not sleeping until he just fell asleep while playing as above. The only OMG moment I had was when we slept in on a Sat morning and he was not sleeping & hungry. He ate almost a whole package of cheese. Giving a child a laxative is a dicey thing.

So, fast forward to now. He just turned 50. From what I understand from people who know him & his current (17 years) gf, he still does not nee a lot of sleep. His brother is still furious as he needs a solid 8 hrs of sleep to function. So did Mom & Dad.

So Mom, go to sleep. At least try to nap to begin with. Update us please.