Bedtime should be a calm and pleasant experience for all concerned. Bath, supper, story then sleep. Routines are not always that simple, screaming can almost always feature somewhere in that list! Following this simple list should hopefully ease your sleep problems at night and every member of the household can have a relaxing peaceful nights sleep.
1. A child\'s bedtime is at the worst possible time of the day. You are tired from work or looking after the children and the home. If you are tired, you are more likely to become stressed and angry if you child is not wanting to go to sleep easily. Try and stay relaxed and give yourself a time out during the day, hopefully this will give you enough energy to see through bedtime.
2. Try and cooperate with your partner where possible at the children\'s bedtimes. This can be fun for all of you and be less stressful if it is difficult.
3. Have a calm bedtime by having a wind down time well before the child actually goes to bed. Try not to over stimulate the child by giving noisy toys or watching too much television.
4. Do not expect your child to just go to bed when you say so. Give your child fair warning of when bedtime will be. Show the child on a clock when bedtime will be, this is will increase the child\'s sense of time.
5. Let the child have some control over bedtime. Giving the child a choice of bedtime stories and toy to take to bed with them. Choices will empower the child and could make them calmer and feel more in control.
6. Create a routine and stick to it every night, no exceptions. Let the child release some energy playing in a bath, give the child some supper before bed but not too much liquid as it may disturb the child getting up when needing the toilet. Let the child choose a story to read and then calmly go to sleep.
7. Create a secure atmosphere for your child at bedtime. Talk to your child about what they love and what they dislike. You could include in your routine, getting the child to tell you about what they have done that day and possibly what they would like to do the next day.
8. Try and find out what is stopping your child going to sleep calmly. There is usually an underlying reason. What does your child eat before going to bed. If they are eating lots of additives and sweet things, you will need to cut these out of your child diet. Are they drinking too much and needing to go to the toilet often? Is your child scared of the dark? If so let the child choose a night light and let the child turn it on and off when they want. Is something upsetting your child? Have a chat with your child so they can express their feelings. If you cut out certain things you can usually find out what is stopping your child from going to sleep.
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