The correct daily routine is necessary for a child for physical and mental development. Therefore, it is important to start accustoming the baby to the daily routine already at the age of 3-4 months, when the child's habits and his natural sleep schedule are formed.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you begin to form the correct routine of the child's day, it is necessary to understand how many times the baby should sleep during the day. Newborns sleep both day and night every three hours. Upon reaching 3 months, the baby begins to sleep less often, but his sleep becomes deeper and more regular. At 6 months, it is enough for a child to sleep three times a day, and from 11 months - only twice.
Step 2
There are also rare exceptions when a child sleeps only one hour during the day. This will be the norm, provided that the child feels good: he eats enough, plays, smiles. Such children are able to recuperate in a short period of time. In such a non-standard case, you should not try to put the child to bed in accordance with general norms, since the baby will not fall asleep anyway, but only become capricious.
Step 3
It is important to adhere to consistency when teaching your child the correct routine. You need to try to feed, bathe, walk and lay your baby at the same time every day. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the child to develop a daytime regimen. At the same time, when the child begins to go to kindergarten, then on weekends it will be necessary to adhere to the daytime regimen observed in kindergarten.
Step 4
Each child has their own individual habits. It is extremely important to keep them in mind when planning your daily routine. So, some children like to sleep after bathing, while others prefer to play.
Step 5
It is worth paying attention to the signs that the baby gives. For example, if a child begins to be capricious and rub his eyes, then this means that he is tired and wants to sleep. And if the child began to actively suck on the nipple, then it is probably time for feeding. Having found out all the signs given by the child, it will not be difficult to develop a daily routine that is most suitable for your baby.
Step 6
Sometimes it is time to sleep according to the daily routine, but the child will suddenly not want to fall asleep. In this case, the baby needs help so as not to go astray. In this case, it is necessary to create a certain ritual performed before bedtime, which will help to quickly calm the child and put him to sleep. Such a ritual can be bathing, feeding, singing a lullaby, in a word, everything that has a calming effect on the child.
Step 7
You can understand whether the daily regimen is correctly drawn up by the behavior of the baby. If throughout the day he is active, balanced, cheerful, has a good appetite, falls asleep quickly and wakes up vigorous, then there is no need to make adjustments to the daily routine.
