Sleeping habits of children have been changing in this modern generation. Though sleeping all the time is not good for your kid, you should also take their health into consideration before panicking.
In this post, we share the solutions to overcome improper sleeping habits:
Hormonal changes
Kids can have radical changes inside the body. However, doctors believe that children show agitation or ‘rebel attitude’ due to the production of certain hormones inside the body. Your kid may not sleep at the same time daily.
How much sleep exactly
Children require around ten hours of sleep. Adult children are often found awake till the wee hours of the morning. Chronic sleep deprivation is the medical term for this problem.
This is the reason why good sleep is more important to children. Parents must notice that children who maintain good sleeping habits at a scheduled time can perform better than those who have irregular sleep patterns.
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Deprivation slows down your kid’s creativity, impairs memory and their learning ability. It will also result in mood swings and irritability and will also impair the immune system to a large extent.
Due to improper sleep routine, children can show lack of self-esteem and self-confidence.
Parents have to keep a watch on child’s activities. If your kid gets tired due to involvement in other activities, you should talk to them and ask them spend time in only the things they loved to do.
Most importantly, you should not watch TV late night in front of children. You should cultivate food habits so that your kids also follow the same.
Solutions to improve good sleep routine for your child:
At first, you need to regularize all other activities of your kid, if you want to improve a good sleep routine. For example, dining must be done in a particular time; there should be regulation of bath time, play time, study time and so on. These will definitely normalize the sleep routine too.
You have to notice that a proper discipline plays a major role in regulating the sleep time.
Here are the tips to follow for a proper and healthy sleep routine!
- You have to create a pleasant environment to make your child to sleep early.
- Make sure that your kid’s bedroom is dark enough to induce the sleep.
- Avoiding shading lights or bed lights will be an extra advantage.
- Tell them fairy tales and stories to get them sleep.
- If your child likes music, play music while he/she goes to bed.
Most importantly, ensure that your child sleeps regularly in holidays. Do not allow him/her to stay late at night for hours in holidays.