Why it is important to fall asleep yourself
Childish whims, refusal to go to bed and crying at night seem inevitable inconveniences of infancy, which simply must be endured. After all, sooner or later the baby should begin to fall asleep himself.
Knowing when to teach a child to fall asleepyourself, you will pass this stage easily. Photo: Getty Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Many children have difficulty falling asleep at the age of five, and some are already having problems with adolescence when they are insomniac. Lack of normal sleep affects the health of their nervous system, school performance and overall well-being. The only reason is that children do not know how to fall asleep. More precisely, their parents did not teach them. How to teach a child to fall asleep independently and at what age is it easiest to do? Much depends on the individual characteristics of the child: calm children begin to fit themselves earlier than hyperdynamic and too emotional. But you need to focus on the natural cycles of sleep and wakefulness, which are typical for kids. Up to 3-4 months the baby lives on a three-hour cycle, his day consists of short intervals of wakefulness and the same short time of sleep. But at 6 months the child is already beginning to move to a normal "solar" cycle - more sleep at night and be more active during the day. At this time, the night sleep of the baby is already 7-8 hours. And this age is just the most convenient to teach him to fall asleep
How to teach a child to fall asleep himself
Coping with this task is not so difficult, but you will need patience and perseverance. And it is necessary to follow simple rules.
How to teach a child to fall asleep himself? Need to act sequentiallyPhoto: Getty
- Observe the regime and send the child to the crib always at the same time.
- The laying process should be made pleasantfor the child a ritual. Quiet, short game, affectionate conversation or kind fairy tale, bathing, putting in a crib and wish good night - these everyday repetitive actions will set the baby to rest.
- To fall asleep the child should be where he will besleep all night - in his crib. If he fell asleep, for example, in a stroller, and then he was transferred to bed, then at night he might get frightened of a new place and burst into tears.
- You can not scold a child, shout at him ortalk in an irritated tone, no matter how tired you are - the time before bedtime should not be associated with negative emotions. And if the kid is naughty, it is better to talk with him gently and, having calmed down, leave one.
- The child should have a constant set of things that he associates with sleep: his own crib, blanket, nipple, favorite "sleeping" toy.
The main condition for the successful teaching of the child toindependent sleep is a positive attitude. And here you must make the most of the effort, affectionately telling the child how to sleep well, how big he will grow in a dream, what a good crib and soft blanket he has, and the teddy bunny is already waiting for the baby. In order to teach a child to fall asleep on his own, it may take a long time, but the mother, showing perseverance, in no case should change the tender tone, then the baby will be calm and soon get used to independent sleep.
