I ask all the families I work with if they can rate they anxiety level on a scale of 1 to 10 when
they think about bedtime / night with their children.
Not exact matches
From the way you all are talking
about having a scoop at
bedtime, I tend to
think it is the former, but I just want to make sure.
at least 60 minutes before
bedtime 4) Play a short bedtime game — Two truths one fake — talk about the day 5) Listen to a good - night talk or make your own — guided talk that focuses on relaxation — or make your own 6) Change scary thoughts into silly thoughts — Change the scary creature into something funny — like a monster but it has stripes 7) Remember to hug a favorite stuffed animal — stuffed animals can really help reduce nighttime fears 8) Follow the SAME PLAN with the SAME BEDTIME each night — children thrive on consi
bedtime 4) Play a short
bedtime game — Two truths one fake — talk about the day 5) Listen to a good - night talk or make your own — guided talk that focuses on relaxation — or make your own 6) Change scary thoughts into silly thoughts — Change the scary creature into something funny — like a monster but it has stripes 7) Remember to hug a favorite stuffed animal — stuffed animals can really help reduce nighttime fears 8) Follow the SAME PLAN with the SAME BEDTIME each night — children thrive on consi
bedtime game — Two truths one fake — talk
about the day 5) Listen to a good - night talk or make your own — guided talk that focuses on relaxation — or make your own 6) Change scary
thoughts into silly
thoughts — Change the scary creature into something funny — like a monster but it has stripes 7) Remember to hug a favorite stuffed animal — stuffed animals can really help reduce nighttime fears 8) Follow the SAME PLAN with the SAME
BEDTIME each night — children thrive on consi
BEDTIME each night — children thrive on consistency.
I would
think about what is different
about bedtime from naptimes.
So you'll need to start counting backward from there to
think about sleep times,
bedtime routines, and wake times.
I keep meaning to invest in lavender spray for my
bedtime routine but didn't even
think about little one.
From
about eight weeks on you can start to
think of your baby's
bedtime somewhere between 6 pm and 8 pm.
If you are trying to change your
bedtime routine, make it calmer, more efficient, then
think about what you dread the most.
I
think just
about every parenting book or website that I've looked at has suggested putting your baby down for naps or at
bedtime in a «drowsy but still awake» state.
For instance, when toddlers are lonely, overstimulated, worried
about scary dreams or
thoughts, or simply so excited by the world they can't stand to separate from it, getting to sleep at
bedtime and nap time can become a lot more difficult.
Plan Ahead:
Think about what delays
bedtime when you walk in the door and write them down.
Basically, I
think we need to deal with the issue one thumb sucking opportunity at a time (TV, car,
bedtime, etc), but I'm really not sure how to start and how to go
about this.
Recently I was asked
about my
thoughts regarding reading to a child before
bedtime.
While she's rambling
about how she doesn't believe in giving her kids a
bedtime, you smile a little more to yourself when you
think of your kids»
bedtime routine (and enjoy it even more when they are tucked in and sound asleep while your crunchy mom friend is probably still dealing with over-tired children who are inevitably melting down.)
They were probably
thinking about what my partner and I eventually reminisced
about well past a reasonable
bedtime, even by parents» standards.
In a follow - up email, Amy mentioned that her daughter still liked to be rocked and have a bottle as part of the
bedtime routine, which, in conjunction with the hand thing (and I can't stop laughing
thinking about a toddler holding onto a prosthetic hand to fall asleep) makes me
think that her daughter needs a lot of tactile stimulation to go to sleep.
I don't know
about you, but I am always on the look out for good children's books to add to our growing library, so on that note, I
thought I'd share some of our favorite
bedtime books.
We
thought about dropping her morning nursing first and then naptime and then
bedtime.
«You're reconditioning your brain to
think about these things away from
bedtime,» says Ancoli - Israel.
If you do nt have apnea, some docs recommend cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT): You work with a trained therapist to change how you
think about sleep and learn sleep - inducing techniques (like how to set up your sleep space and what to do before
bedtime).
Knowing you're predisposed to a late
bedtime might be extra incentive to cut back on caffeine, explains Dr. Lu; or knowing you're predisposed to a high BMI might make you
think twice
about having bacon at brunch.
Take a moment to
think about all the sounds you hear in a day — from the the shrill ring of your morning alarm to the soothing ocean wave sleep app you switch on at
bedtime; from the podcast you listen to on your way to work to the unnecessarily prolonged car horns on your commute home.
thinking about when it's a good time to raise a topic — maybe after the immediate issue is over, and not at stressful times like dinnertime and
bedtime
For example, parents might
think differently
about how much time children are allowed to spend watching T.V. or
bedtimes.
But I do have a book on the bedside table that I write down anything on my mind at
bedtime, that way I don't have to deal with
thinking (aka: worrying)
about it then.