Sound, healthy and quiet sleep of the child - a basis of the correct emotional, mental and physical development. And also pledge of good mood of parents. If you adhere to these simple, but effective rules, you significantly facilitate to the child transition from wakefulness to a dream and simplify life to yourself.
1 rule. It is necessary to determine constant early time of withdrawal for sleeping.
The child jumping on the apartment at 11 o'clock in the evening - the overstrained child. His nervous system was overexcited because parents did not put him to bed one and a half-two hours ago. If to stack the child too late, then it will be more difficult to his overstrained nervous system to adjust to the dream mode. Falling asleep will be lasts longer. Also the troubled sleep with awakenings is possible. And if to put to bed the kid at the same time, then the detky organism will feel fatigue by that moment when you begin preparation for sleeping, the child will ""ripen"" for a dream in time determined by you.
The same treats a daytime sleep. The kid will easier fall asleep if there is a schedule, and accurate time of a quiet time.
2 rule. Observance of a day regimen.
The dream is only one episode of day from the child's life (more precisely two - day and night). But it is influenced by a set of events and factors, with it adjoining on time. Active games, food, classes have to alternate approximately at the same time. If you establish a competent daily routine, you considerably simplify to the kid falling asleep process.
3 rule. Create withdrawal ""ritual"" for sleeping.
The ritual - only sounds terribly. Think up 3-4 simple actions preceding laying in a bed. They have to repeat every day. For example, reading the book - toothbrushing - switching off of light in an aquarium - a pot - a bed. Or a bathtub - a pajamas - a pot - the fairy tale or a lullaby in a bed. The earlier you will create the ritual (it is possible to begin with 3-month age), the this scheme will begin to work quicker. At first it as hardly noticeable footpath in a thicket, but you go on it every day, without changes. And after a while it will turn into the trodden road on which the child easily reaches a sweet dream. And also a ritual - a remarkable opportunity to communicate to the kid, to discuss the events which took place in a day and to tell the kid about plans for tomorrow.
4. The child has to go to bed already sleepy, but to not sleeping yet.
Teach to fill up the kid independently. Children up to 2 years often wake up between dream phases. And so the kid able to fall asleep itself in the evening will just turn over on other flank, and that which got used to fill up on hands at mom, and will call mom. It is not necessary to say that it is not good neither for the child, nor for mom.
How to put the child to bed - not a so difficult question. From parents only constancy is required. Children very quickly get used to any changes. Be consecutive and tender.