Tips for Helping your Child to Sleep better
Another sleepless night, you grumble as your child wakes once again. It can be frustrating when you have a child that does not sleep. Consider the following tips for dealing with such a scenario.
Limit naps
If you are having a lot of difficulty with your child sleeping at night then it could be that they are sleeping too much during the day. Babies obviously sleep a lot day and night but as children age they should start to lump it more in the night and limit the naps. It is also important to consider the time of day that they are sleeping. If your toddler is taking a nap from 6pm to 7pm and bedtime is 8pm, then you are obviously sabotaging yourself. You may be worried about how your toddler will act during the day without all the naps. You can always give it a try. If your toddler starts to act very cranky and obviously needs the naptime, then you can always go back. Also, you do not necessarily need to eliminate them altogether, but just cutting down might be sufficient.
Try to keep a schedule
Your toddler may have an easier time sleeping through the night if you try to stick to a schedule. In general they should go to bed and get up about the same time. A lot of people also find that having some sort of night time routine like reading and/or bath time helps get them ready for bed.
Limit things that could wake them up
You might be waking up your child and not even realize it. You probably stay up later than him or her. Think about the noise you might make. Also, think about any lights that may be on. You might want to work hard to be extra quiet. Also, you can add some sort of “white noise” that might block out other noise.
Do not play with them when they wake up at night
Your child may look so cute when he or she wakes up at night that you just want to hold him or her and play. This is a mistake. This teaches the toddler that it is playtime when she wakes up. You want for them to know that it is only “back to bed” time.
It can be difficult to deal with a child that wakes a lot. Consider the above tips to aid you in this.
Updated On: 08/07/2010 Published On: 08/07/2010 Article ViewerClose
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