My son will be 4 next month. He's slept only 9-9.5 hours since he was 2. Lately it's often only 8-9. The odd day he sleeps closer to 10 and he is so much happier and better able to cope with his emotions. He's sick quite often despite healthy diet, exercise and fresh air, I think it may be from lack of sleep. He hasn't napped since around 2.5years, and even then it took 30-60mins to get him asleep for a nap and then that long at bed time too. And when he napped 3 hours he'd sleep only 6 at night! He is an early riser, awakening at 4-4:30 in the winter (since he was an infant) and 5-5:30 in the summer. He just can't get back to sleep once he awakens. We have often tried lying in bed for an hour with no luck. If it's a big day he's up even earlier - Christmas was 3:30am - and we were opening presents! He always has bags under his eyes, but when he is sick, and still does not sleep any longer then he has double bags under his eyes, and has an even more difficult time dealing with his emotions. If we try putting him to bed earlier he just gets up even earlier... Sometimes I feel like he only needs 9 hours, but then he is so emotional, and sensitive, and I think his health is suffering as a result. Any suggestions for how to get my little man to sleep more?