I remember when i was younger, In the morning my mom would wake me up, then i would fall back to sleep for a little while. Most of the time i would dream, i knew i was dreaming, but i never tried to control it or change anything because i thought it was just a dream. also, sometimes it was like i was watching my dream as an outside source, as if i was watching myself on t.v.

would that be considered being lucid? if it is, why was it so easy to do it when i was younger, but now im having trouble with it?