How Do You Solve Frequent Waking Sleep Problems With Toddlers?
Most parents of young children and toddlers come across sleep issues at some time during their child’s first 2 years. This sometimes occurs with children and young toddlers that have normally slept quite well through their infant months. Around the age of 12-14 months, some toddlers go through sleep problems which usually take the form of frequent waking and clinginess, or refusing to sleep and fighting sleep. This article deals with frequent waking and ways to encourage your child to sleep and restore a peaceful cycle of sound sleeping and refreshed waking. First things first : If your child is waking frequently, make sure that he/she is : 1) Well fed and not hungry 2) Has a clean and comfortable diaper 3) Is tired but not exhausted/over tired. Contrary to what one would expect, when a child is overtired or exhausted, sleep interruptions are more likely to occur. If this is seen to be the case, then put your child to bed half an hour earlier than usual and see if this helps. 4) Has be
