bbyface asked:
It’s my grandma, and she’s becoming mean. I have to watch her over night, and she refuses to go to bed until my father gets home. Should I give her a cup of tea to make her sleep, or try to make her sleep? I have absolutly no is\dea what to do. I’ve never been left home alone with her before, because she normally yells at me.
The tea is sleepy time tea.
It’s my grandma, and she’s becoming mean. I have to watch her over night, and she refuses to go to bed until my father gets home. Should I give her a cup of tea to make her sleep, or try to make her sleep? I have absolutly no is\dea what to do. I’ve never been left home alone with her before, because she normally yells at me.
The tea is sleepy time tea.
I know all of the medicine, i’ve lived with her for two years, but everytime she began to get mean, i went to sleep.
I have raising helen on now, but all she can think about are the cat’s who are asleep. She keeps thinking they’re outside.
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Tea has caffeine in it, so it won’t help.
Not sure what else to suggest except telling your grandma that your dad called and said she should go to sleep.
Bless your heart…you should not have been left in this predicament. My Mom died of Altzheimer’s and she was whack the last 2 years. Apparently, your Dad didn’t tell you anything about meds. Thus, don’t give her any. Try tea, also try the phonebook and check for ant Parkinson’s Dementia or Altzheimers hotlines. We have ‘em in the big city but you ay be out of luck there. Good luck!!
try getting her to watch t.v. don’t give her tea it has caffiene in it and will only keep her awake. turn on a quiet movie and turn off the lights. good luck!!
Give her a cup of tea. If she doesn’t want it, be okay about it. Let her watch tv or wonder around the house. Don’t fight her or try to force her to do something like go to bed. You probably won’t succeed, and she might just get angrier. Try to be nice and stay calm. Watch out to be sure she doesn’t start doing something that could hurt herself. That’s the most important thing. When she gets tired, she’ll either go to bed by herself or will sleep on the couch or whatever.
Oh yeah, make sure the tea is decaf.
If it is late and she has dementia please do not feel bad about producing a cam,relaxing environment that promotes sleep. Dim the lights let her have some distractions and by all means if you think it will help try the tea.
Its a tough situation to be put in,hang in there and I hope that everything works out OK!
You need some serious help as soon as possible! Your father should’ve given you more information re: how to help your grandma. This is too much for you to bear alone. Please get some help..a Dr., nurse to advise you. If there is a local ‘resthome’ please call and/or visit to get some suggestions to learn how to cope with helping her AND for yourself to cope. [calling paramedics can at least have her in a hospital to 'watch over her' for a while.]
Don’t give her any tea, because some teas can aggravate or harm her if she is on medications! Never give her alcohol for the same reasons. You may harm her!
In the mean time, turn the bad situation to good. Ask her nicely about how to do things: cook, clean, sew, about her youth, anything that will get her mind off of being angry and confused.
It may be a better decision for her to go to a nursing home, because you shouldn’t be left with caring for her, especially alone! This is a responsibility of your father’s ! There must be a DR. or nurse that can recommend where to have her ‘placed’ and of course, if able, she could qualify for Medical or Medicaid to pay for this. This is a very tough decision to make, but is for your dear grandma’s own good.
Please, for your sake and your dear grandma’s, get help soon! Much love!