Last Updated on April 13, 2017 by Marie Bautista
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Help kids unwind before bedtime
Don’t ever attempt to let your child do anything that’s too stimulating, like watching wrestling and funny cartoon shows. Set a soothing bedtime routine that will cue your child’s brain that it is time to sleep, like a bedtime story and a warm cup of milk.
Homeworks, ironically, make practically every child sleepy.
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Make sure that kids get their required number of hours of sleep a night.
Avoid interaction with your child when it’s time to sleep.
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Practice what you preach.
Set a good example and do not skimp on sleep, because your children will do the same! Get yourself to bed at a decent time, in a dark, cool, quiet room.
Rule out medical conditions.
If your child always seems sleepy, snores loudly or breathes through his mouth, or wake up tired no matter what time he goes to bed, talk to your pediatrician. It may not be as serious as Kleine-Levin Syndrome (a rare sleeping disorder that could cause one to sleep weeks at a time), but an underlying health issue may be the cause.
Like you, I can't avoid interaction with my son. Kahit patay na ilaw, nagkakaladyaan pa din kaming tatlo, hehe. All your tips are true, especially un be an example part. My son will never sleep we don't sleep. Hehe
Ay, mommy, sooo hard to be an example haha. good thing my not-so-little boy has classes at 12 PM. ako lang ang bonggang bonggang puyat with matching eye bags
My husband and I always pretend to be asleep just so the little one will go to sleep. And sometimes my husband snoozes before our daughter does! LOL
We used to do that, too!
my boy's body clock is really good… i just hope he stays that way for good… parang di ko maimagine problemahin ang pagtulog nya hehehe 😀
Ay, you're so swerte, mommy charm! My second was like that, too! Letting her go to sleep was never a problem. Yung first has hang-ups with her sleep, even when she was a baby. And alam mo ba, the way they slept when they were babies will continue to their teens!My eldest still has problems with sleeping (and who ever thought of the 11:11 pm wish thing kasi haha)
Great advice here Marie. I don't have kids but have nieces and nephews and I completely agree that they can be a pain when it comes to bed time. Often, if they are stopping over and I am at work they will wait up for me fighting sleep
I read the link you provided for Kleine-Levin Syndrome, and it is really serious.
What I observed is when the sleeping habit is set as early as possible, it is a lot easier to put the kids on bed when they get older. This is true with my eldest. Reading books before going to sleep is also a good bed time habit.
Great post! I remember not wanting to sleep during bedtimes when I was a kid, too. Kasi namn dami pang shows na dapat panuorin!!hahah!
Informative! Magaling na negotiator ang kids ko eh, kung di man buo yung night time, kasi by 9 kami sa bahay and around 6:30 am sila, I make sure they take a nap in the afternoon everyday.
hmmm.. thanks for sharing.. i will apply this to my cute little cousins..
Sleep for weeks? Modern-day sleeping beauty? First time I heard of this. I love to sleep but more than 8 hours, my head aches already hahaha! You know the best way to make children fall asleep? Play with them a few hours before bedtime. Tire them out lol! They'd hit the sack for sure.
I try to keep sleeping time consistent for my little one. When it's 8pm it's time for bed. It helps that I have always gone to bed at 8pm myself because I'm not a late sleeper. 10pm is very late for me and I'll be puyat the next day. Difficult though if she has a nap in the afternoon. We try to avoid that unless she's sick or very tired.
these are great tips, i remember what you said
Kids are really like that thought I dont have one yet. I think its also in the food they eat before going to bed do you think but Im not so sure
Great advice! I don't have any kids yet but I need to use this for myself.
It's not as easy and I think only when the kids get older will it work. If the kid is under 5 they still wake up in the night or may come over to your bed.
"practice what you preach"… uh oh! Guess I have to correct my sleeping habits before I become a Mom!
Our first born was like this but when the younger one came and they are now sleep buddies. they sleep as early as 7 pm. our only dilemma was that they wake up around 530 in the morning.
I blogged similar to this one and it's true, we have to set as good examples to our children when it comes to proper sleeping habits. And it's never easy. At all. lol! 🙂
We also pretend to be asleep so that our son will sleep too. Lights off too.
My nephew just had a bout of hypoglycemia and he was indeed sleepy!
Studying used to make my son so sleepy!
Nice tips there. Our son will not sleep if we are still awake doing our crochet orders. There are time we get sleep first than him. hehehe
I usually sleep with my son when I ask him to sleep and it always work this way..-Singlemom Reviews
Thanks for the tips, I will try this with my little girl. – PeoplesQuotes.com
Thanks for the tips. It's so hard to make my daughter go to bed and stay. Yes, she gives me all the excuses in the world. Haha. But yeah, assignments make her sleepy. :))