Does your child suffer from sleep problems? If so, he or she is more likely to have trouble falling asleep than staying asleep. Here are some tips to help your children sleep better from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine:
- Follow a consistent bedtime routine. Set aside 10 to 30 minutes to get your child ready to go to sleep.
- Establish a relaxing setting at bedtime.
- Interact with your child at bedtime. Don’t let the television, computer or video games take your place.
- Keep your children from TV programs, movies and video games that are not appropriate for their age.
- Don’t let your child fall asleep while being held, rocked, nursed, or fed a bottle.
- At bedtime, don’t allow your child to have foods or drinks that contain caffeine, and try not to give him or her any medicine that has a stimulant.
- Don’t let your child fall asleep while being held, rocked, nursed, or fed a bottle.
- At bedtime, don’t allow your child to have foods or drinks that contain caffeine, and try not to give him or her any medicine that has a stimulant.
