who are already on a later schedule (think 8:30 - 8:30 or the like) the sleep - in will result in an even later wake - up and subsequently,
an even later bedtime.
Not exact matches
When returning from
late evening events, it may take time for your child to unwind and prepare for
bedtime.
If your baby could be in the habit of going to bed a little too
late and is experiencing disturbed sleep in the night, they'll be overtired and
even though waking is the issue introducing earlier
bedtime may help your baby to sleep
later in the morning.
And the idea of letting kids catch up on sleep on weekends doesn't work because some kids wake up early anyway (as many bleary - eyed parents will attest), or they sleep in really
late and then are
even less likely to be sleepy at an early
bedtime during the school week.
Other things that may be contributing to
bedtime battles are hunger, a too - short or too - stimulating
bedtime routine, a too -
late nap, over-tiredness, or
even just not being tired that early in the
evening.
You can
even add a
late nap (past 5 pm) for your child to survive the
late bedtime for that particular night.
And because they seem
even more awake, we delay
bedtime even later and the problem gets worse.
Consistent
bedtimes that allow enough sleep for children can contribute to fewer behavioral issues and
even physical attributes like obesity
later in life.
If
bedtime or bath time is difficult, schedule the night out for a little
later in the
evening, and make sure that the kids are nearly ready for bed by the time reinforcements arrive.
A few notes: I have kids who never got the memo that you should sleep in when you stay up
late (not that i'm bitter) so we've always had an early - ish
bedtime (as early as 6 but usually around 7) and avoided
evening activities, as dinner is at 5 and
bedtime routines (potty, teeth, PJs, books, songs) start around 6.
Given the fact that time together for so many households starts at around 6 or 7 o'clock or
even later in the
evening on a school night, it can be tough to set an early
bedtime.
While staying until the end of the
evening show may mean you have to push back
bedtime a bit, it is worth a slightly
late night once on your vacation.
The biggest fluctuations depend on whether or not get naps (he's never fallen asleep in less than 7 hours after any kind of nap) so a
late catnap means very
late bedtime and
even on no nap days he seems to get tired around 4 pm and pushing past this means he is overtired already so cortisol kicks in and we are up way past what I would consider a suitable
bedtime.
As Linda's oldest son grew, his
bedtime warranted a
later time —
even though he was the easier one to get to bed.
And if your kid, like mine, lies about needing to use the potty to stall
bedtime, tell him he gets one chance to go potty before
bedtime, at whatever time he chooses; if he plays the potty card when he doesn't really need to go, he may end up uncomfortable — or
even soil himself —
later on, which may be the very lesson he needs.
I've been trying to not let it go so long so that he won't go down for an afternoon nap by 2 p.m. and he'll rest about an hour and I let him sleep no
later than 4 p.m.. His
bedtime is 7 p.m. at the
latest (many times he's ready for his milk and bed by 6:45 p.m.) He goes down without any trouble and
even if he lays awake for thirty minutes (sometimes longer) in his crib, he won't cry.
Don't let him nap too
late, though,
even if he's a little cranky when you rouse him, so you can get him to bed that night at his regular
bedtime, at 7:00 or 8:00 pm (Seattle time).
I've tried a WT of 1:15 here and put her down around 7 pm for the night which doesn't work, I've tried
even a 5th little cat nap of 20 minutes, which doesn't work, and we've tried stretching her for a
later bedtime of like 8:30.
Even if you are travelling or staying at a guest's place, for e.g., if you are in a
late - night wedding, do not let your child stay past her
bedtime, thinking that it is just «one - time» fun.
We wouldn't dream of letting them stay up three hours past
bedtime, go without washing their hands or their clothes regularly, or throw down a few beers after school, but we routinely concede on healthy eating,
even though it has a more detrimental effect than dirty clothes or staying up
late!
I find that if I'm working out and lifting heavier, then
later at night (before
bedtime and I know I've gotten enough sleep so it's difficult to attribute this proclivity to sleep deprivation) if I haven't eaten THAT much in the day, I can't seem to stop eating «healthy» foods,
even like brown rice and quinoa (which have the carb element to them which is just not good on the love handle region!).
For example, if you eat a
late lunch in mid-afternoon, then fast through the
evening, you're less likely to experience heartburn, acid reflux or trouble sleeping after a heavy dinner that's too close to
bedtime.
The consensus was that
late -
evening exercise would rev the body too much before
bedtime, promoting sleeplessness.
When your body temperature is raised in the
late evening, it will fall at
bedtime, facilitating slumber.
Students need to be educated about the need to stick to a reasonable
bedtime,
even if school starts
later in the morning.
I let her outside in the
late evening to do her business before
bedtime.
In order to help eliminate this behavior, it may help to feed a
late evening meal just before
bedtime.
It would automatically push all after - school activities (extra-curricular sports and lessons, dinner, homework, cleanup,
bedtime, etc.) into the
later hours of the afternoon and
evening, which makes it harder to get up in the morning.