Almost all young parents face this problem. Now the baby is already growing up, he walks and feeds himself, but he cannot fall asleep on his own. Learning to fall asleep on your own must be taken very responsibly and with understanding.
Perhaps the listed tips will help young parents in this difficult task.
Preparation for bed should be systematic, consisting of daily procedures: bathing, brushing teeth, hygiene procedures. The kid should know that he needs to go to bed soon. If the baby is used to falling asleep when you rock him, try to gradually replace this habit with a bedtime story or a lullaby so that the baby just lies there. Gradually, this ritual can be done in his bed.
Daytime sleep is very important for babies, but getting them to bed during this time is much more difficult. As a rule, this is due to the incomplete waste of energy by the child. Try in the morning to come up with as many activities as possible for him, better than physical ones, tired, the baby will fall asleep very quickly. Any person goes through several stages of sleep during the night, between which a short awakening is possible. Adults do not remember these periods after sleep, and children, due to the fact that they cannot fall asleep themselves, call their parents. If the baby woke up, do not run to him immediately, wait a little, perhaps he will be able to fall asleep on his own.
An important point is getting used to the regime. Daily sleep at the same time will give the body a sign, and by this time the baby will be drowsy. Try not to play outdoor games with your baby before bed, this will cause excitement, and sleep will disappear.
Remember what not to do.
Do not start self-sleep training if your toddler is sick. Do not shout at the crumb, it is difficult for him to say goodbye to his habits, especially if he is strongly attached to you. There is no need to hang up labels of psychological problems, if the baby cannot fall asleep on his own, perhaps he is not ready yet.
