Pregnancy And Baby Care Toddler Sleep Toddler Sleep Problems

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• Most children have some sleep problem or the other during their first year. Irregular sleep pattern, crying at night and waking up every now and then are some of the common sleep problems. Newborn babies do not sleep consistently through the night; however, they slowly get on with a more regular sleep pattern. Within a few months, several babies learn to sleep through the night, and only wake up once or twice. A good bedtime routine is important for nurturing a healthy sleeping habit. You might want to give your child a favourite stuffed toy or a soft blanket when you put him in the crib.
• According to a method that is advocated by a doctor, you should put your baby to bed when he or she is feeling sleepy, but is awake. This way the infant will learn to sleep on his own.
• Preschool kids and toddlers have a lot of sleep time problems too, which includes toddler sleep crying, toddler sleep walking and talking, nightmares and night time terrors.
  
  
• It is advisable to create a bedtime routine so that your child feels more secure and comfortable about the idea of sleeping. Saying a prayer, reading a story book, snuggling for a while are a few things to make the child look forward to bedtime.
• When you put your child to bed, make sure that she doesn’t hop out of the bed and follow you. Once in bed, she has to learn to sleep there. She can always call you if she feels scared or anxious, but she needs to learn to sleep in her own bed.
• Toddlers and young children also have nightmares, and some are frightening enough to disrupt sleep. Nightmares can be triggered off by a change in routine, a new school, some problems that the child is facing, watching a violent television program, or a scary story.
• Night terrors, sleep walking and talking, and bruxism, where kids clench their teeth when they sleep, are some of the sleep time problems.