Many parents, especially those raising their first child, at some point may wonder: how can you teach your child to sleep at night? Each baby needs an individual approach, but there are some general recommendations.
Instructions
Step 1
The child's regime in the first six months of life is very difficult to subordinate to any regime. During this period, parents can only begin to form some of the prerequisites for the future daily routine, arranging feeding and walking in the right way. Breastfed babies also differ in their own characteristics. As some mothers testify, their babies began to sleep throughout the night, without waking up, only after weaning. Currently, the duration of the breastfeeding period depends only on the desire and capabilities of the mother, quite often this happens when the baby is one and a half to two years old.
Step 2
To teach the baby to sleep at night, many families were helped by original evening "rituals" - a book before bedtime, bathing with herbs (chamomile, lavender, various soothing preparations or special bath products with a similar effect), soft relaxing massage. What individual procedures are suitable for a particular child can only be outstripped by his parents, choosing them by trial and error. After all, if one child cannot fall asleep without taking a warm bath, another baby, accustomed to swimming with toys and splashing violently, will be overly excited after water procedures - something else will do for him.
Step 3
If the baby is already weaned and sleeps in his crib, you can turn on the night light for the first time. It is important that the child is tuned in to sleep in advance - during the hour before going to bed, it is worth refraining from noisy games and running around, as well as watching cartoons. It is better to devote this time to a quiet conversation with your mother or reading a book of suitable content.
Step 4
In cases where the child wakes up at night, it is better to leave a bottle or a cup of water or a not very sweet drink for him (depending on age). If the baby just learns to sleep separately from the mother, and wakes up, having lost her, the parents, approaching the child, can calmly calm him down. Gently, but insist that everyone should sleep at night, pet the baby, sit next to him for a while, even after he closed his eyes. It is necessary to let the child understand that his mother is near and will come at his first call.
