Is your baby, toddler or teen getting enough sleep? And what is ENOUGH sleep anyway?
The right or wrong amount of sleep can change your child's diet, concentration and their moods drastically and it's very important to maintain a healthy and stable sleep pattern to increase the health and repair of your child's body.
Dreaming is also a key part of learning as well as feeling fresh and ready to keep the learning cycle going on the next day!
- Let your toddler take a nap or short naps through the day to ensure that they go to bed early and get their 13 hours of sleep in. Break the naps down according to your child's age, it might help you clean the house or just relax in that time. Parents also need fresh minds and enough rest!
- Stick to your night time routine when it's bedtime. It's very important to have the same routine so that your child knows after his/her bath or whatever your rule is, it's bedtime.
- Make sure to wind them down by reading a bedtime story or dim the lights and sit with them for a while.
- Be sure to keep the room cool, relaxed and free from all TV, computer or cellphone screens to distract them from their main purpose. Sleep.
- Don't let your children sleep more than 2 hours past their normal get up time over the weekends, this will also help to keep the weekly routine in check.
- If your child struggles heavily with sleepwalking, insomnia or nightmares, it will be best to take them to the pediatrician or your house doctor to test them for any sleep disorders and get it treated as soon as possible.
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