Determination of sleep time
Setting the bedtime on a regular basis will determine the child’s internal clock and increase the feeling of sleepiness during the child’s normal sleep hours by placing the child in bed if he is sleepy or awake, which helps him to get used to sleeping alone, For feeding before bedtime, for example, if the child sleeps during breastfeeding, should be fed before bedtime long enough.
It is also possible to increase the hours of sleep on weekends and other holidays, while ensuring that the hours of waking up do not increase at night. There are some ways to increase the child’s relaxation, such as: Embrace, take a warm bath, read a story, or sing to him.
Relieve lighting and heat
Some studies have shown that the light of the devices reduces the production of melatonin in the body, which is the hormone responsible for the cycles of sleep and waking. The increased production of this hormone increases the desire to sleep, and the decrease increases the hours of waking, Watching television before bedtime to wake up the child at extra hours at night, and depends on the sleep cycle of the child at the body temperature, where the hormone melatonin regulates the internal body temperature necessary for sleep, so avoid excessive coverage of the child, so as not to warm up, Heat Foreign body at room temperature, to provide sleep better and deeper.
Encourage the child to sleep alone
If the child is afraid to sleep in the dark, the nurse can be operated, open the door of the room, put a stuffed toy that feels comfortable, or lose it every few minutes, in addition to praising the child as he sleeps in the bed calmly, and helping him In all ways so that he can sleep alone, and avoid sleeping beside him so as not to expect that he can make his mother sleep with him in case of fear.