How to accustom the child to sleep independently

How to accustom the child to sleep independently

The first two years of life the child is very closely connected with mother. It is for him the center of the Universe. It is not surprising that some children rather hard transfer excommunication from feeding by a breast or a dream, joint with mom. How to help the kid to overcome these tests? How to make the child more independent and at the same time not to create for him a stressful situation?

It is required to you

  • - favourite fairy tale by the child;
  • - toys;
  • - walk before going to bed;

Instruction

1. Before putting the child to bed separately for the first time talk to him about it. Explain to him that he already rather adult and can sleep without mom. Prepare him. If you, without having explained anything, forbid the child to sleep near you - it you can injure the kid.

2. Take a walk with the child in the evening. In a day he, as a rule, is tired of games, evening walk will promote relaxation. You should not take a ball, the bicycle, the scooter, etc., outdoor games can promote excitement of nervous system. If the child refuses to go without toys - take set for a game in a sandbox. And better just walk. If there is a dog - take a walk with her together.

3. Tidy up together the room. Ask the kid to place the toys scattered in a day on regiments, to collect cubes, machines, dolls. Slow, monotonous activity in total with the fatigue which accumulated in a day have to calm the child, having prepared it for sleeping. Cleaning can become a peculiar signal - the time goes to bed. If to clean the room every evening, the child will remember sooner or later that after that he has to go to a bed. Also every time will cease to be capricious.

4. You transfer the child to less outdoor games in the late afternoon. It is better if it are entertainments already familiar to it. Very well reading the favourite fairy tale before going to bed will approach. Favourite fantastic history will calm the child. After reading try to leave the kid of one in the room for a while, look how he will behave. If cries, refuse to sleep - lie down with it some time until he calms down.

5. Buy the kid (or make) a bed into which he with pleasure will get every evening. If you have a boy - it is possible to decorate a bed under the ship. If the girl - to sew beautiful curtains, to decorate a bed back with beads, a foil or fabric. Dream. The dream can become a game too.

6. Observe a day regimen. Put the child to bed at the same time. The organism will be adjusted in such a way that the child will fall asleep itself in certain time.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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