How Do You Help Children Fall Asleep?
The secret to help children fall asleep is to have a routine. The article below will explore simple ways to set up and continue a bedtime routine to make bedtime easier for both parent and child. This is a sample bedtime routine. Tell your children that bedtime is coming soon. Let them know bedtime will be in a few minutes. It’s a good idea to build up to bedtime within your routine. For example, have dinner as a family, announce bedtime soon, then have clean-up time. A seamless transition will help children fall asleep. After bedtime is announced, let your children play for a little while before you announce bedtime again. The second time bedtime is announced, you should add instructions for your children to clean up their toys. Be sure to use language your children will understand, and expect them to cooperate based upon their age and the familiarity of the routine. One your children have cleaned up the specific toys you have asked them to clean up, do something quiet together, such
