Creating habits in children / Part 1: Bedtime
Habits, the good and the bad, are formed through the routine. Children need a healthy habits routine so they can learn, grow and grow in a more harmonious way.
Establishing a routine of habits for children does not mean overloading it with activities, making it a kind of adult agenda. It is also not a timetable, as a result of the anxiety of parents who fear that the child is "outdated" in relation to others, and end up placing the child in various activities: English, ballet, sport, music, painting ... That sooner or later stresses the child.
Another important point when it comes to routine habits, it is for the family to be very clear that discipline is important, but never through violence, always through dialogue. For the benefit of the child, it is necessary to establish the times for eating, sleeping, shower, doing some activity. And these schedules need to be respected, from small.
Creating routines for children will help them and improve our organization, we must consider that we must be flexible when creating routines for children a few months old.
It is from 3 months of life that they begin to notice the activities they do during the day. Usually, they will notice when they do not perform some activity that they are accustomed to performing during the day.
And what does it mean? You will not have many hours of sleep in a row.
How to create good habits for baby to sleep?
• Learn to understand signs that indicate tiredness
In the first six to eight weeks of life, the baby can not stay awake for more than two hours at a time.
If you expect much more than that to put you to sleep, he will be too tired and will not get to sleep easily, incredible as it may seem.
Pay attention to the signs of fatigue. Are you rubbing your eyes? Does not it stop moving in the ear? Is it with dark circles?
If you notice these indications, immediately place the baby in the crib or cart, or another safe surface. In this way, depending on his temperament, he may already be learning to sleep without being in his lap.
Some tips for the day:
• Keep the house well lit
• Do not worry about avoiding household noise, such as a telephone, conversation or vacuum cleaner, even if you are sleeping
• Play as much as you can.
Some tips for the night:
- Try not to tease when you breastfeed
• Turn on the minimum of lights and make little noise
Let the baby fall asleep on his own
When you have about 6 to 8 weeks, try to let the baby sleep alone. Put him in the crib when he looks tired, but he is still awake.
In this way, you can begin to learn to make the transition without you having to sway from side to side or passing your hand on his back.
If from the beginning you accustom the baby to sleep on your own, he has more possibilities to learn that ritual at the time of sleep and if he always pampers it is what he will always expect.
To establish a sleep pattern, it is important to follow the same routine of sleeping every day.
Source of information
- https://www.guiainfantil.com/articulos/educacion/aprendizaje/como-crear-habitos-y-rutinas-en-los-ninos/
- https://www.facemama.com/nino/como-crear-buenos-habitos-en-los-ninos.html
- https://www.serpadres.es/bebe/4-8-meses/articulo/crear-habitos-sueno-rutinas-dormir-bebe
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There are some valuable lessons here for helping children find and cultivate the best possible sleeping patterns. It's difficult to really read all of the signs of when a child is tired, but you have given some handy pointers here.
Thanks for the post.