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Sleep Disorder in Toddlers - No Different From Any OtherPreventing Sleep Disorder in Toddlers Just as it is important to train the child to brush their teeth daily, it is also important that the child knows how to sleep alone when they are with you, and when they are not. Many sleep disorder cases in toddlers have failed because the parents did not establish a simple sleep routine for the child. Guidelines Limit nighttime contact between you and the child - whenever the child is more cuddled and petted at night, they will not want to go to sleep early or without you. Hence, make it a point that whether requested or not, the children will not have receive your affections at night. Have some plain bedtime rituals - these could be anything. It could be prayer, a song, reading a storybook, and so on. Rituals help everyone; even more so when they are simple and easy to copy. Ensure that such little rituals remain in place to make bedtime comfortable and secure.
Avoid giving any caffeinated drinks - no toddler should have 'a taste' of any type of beverage that contains caffeine, whether that be tea, coffee, or sodas such as Pepsi and Coca Cola. Instill regular habits - in order to allow the body to adjust better, you will find that regular routines throughout the day help a great deal. Children should have a fixed bedtime and fixed awakening time. This will ensure that a healthy sleep cycle will be established. Do not allow the child to spend time in bed unless they are sleeping - the longer the child spends in the bed awake, the less appealing sleep becomes. The bed should not be looked at as a toy. It should be known as the specific place where lovely dreams always come to visit lovely children. The above tips will be of help if you want to prevent sleep disorder in toddlers. Of course, for chronic disease there are appropriate treatments. However, as you know, "prevention worth a pound of cure" - it is always better to avoid the problem than to have to heal it. |
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