A reminder that a review of 90 traditional societies found that not in a single one are infants and parents separated for sleep or experience sleep training as we do it [4] and approximately 40 % of children in our own culture
regularly wake during the night for the first few years [1][9].
Also, if a pet
regularly wakes you during the night, you may want to consider keeping it out of your bedroom.
Not exact matches
If your child is
regularly having problems falling asleep on his own — or he never seems able to soothe himself back to sleep when he
wakes up
during the
night — then he may have sleep problems that you need to work on.
Fact: Keeping babies up late will actually do the opposite; babies go into a more active state when they are over-tired and are much more difficult to settle; it is also common for babies to
wake regularly during the
night if they have been kept up late.
Ezzo believes when the baby
regularly observes his parents» relationship
during couch time, he will experience feelings of security which will alleviate many common childhood issues, including
night waking.
If your child
wakes regularly during the
night or needs you to cuddle him to help him get back to sleep, your sleep schedule becomes disrupted and you become sleep deprived.
Take having access to social networks 24/7, regardless of where you are: recent research from the Journal of Youth Studies showed that one in five young people now
regularly wake up
during the
night to check social media.
Three - to six - year - olds will still
wake during the
night fairly
regularly.