my child (friend) is 5 yr old, no problems to go to bed in the night. He just follows me, now i am very very careful, think ten times before doing something in front of my son......
thanks for your tips My 2yr old son cant get out of the habit of sleeping with a bottle.i've tried the above,after lot of crying n yelling rarely he sleeps without a bottle.he has a habit of getting up at night 2-3 times n sleeps usually when given a bottle.nothing helps at these times.also can u pls lemme know by wht age shd i stop using daipers 4 him at night....thats another thing am worried as his daiper if always full in the morng.
RE:child sleep
by Divya Sharma on Aug 01, 2007 07:20 PM Permalink
If your son is only 2 yrs old, I think you should relax. My daughter is 3 and wanted a bottle until recently. It is just a comfort factor for them. Dont try and snatch it from him. Give him time. My daughter left the bottlein 1 day, but only when she was ready. At 2 yrs old, they do not understand any arguments, so dont try and argue for at least another year. He will leave the bottle, if you explain to him gently and give him time to adjust.
I agree with you. I have two kids. I have the same problem which you have mentioned in your article. Your tips are very useful for me. My son and daughter are dead against to sleep. I think I can manage them with your tips.
Bedtime is always a challenge for me every night.With 3 boys,15,13 and 8 years.The eldest being in his teens feels he is too big and should sleep as late as 11pm.Thank god for my firmness when they were toddlers.Daily sleeptime was 7:30-8:00pm.My eldest tries hard as he thinks it is cool to stay awake late but gets drowsy by 10pm.My 13 year old cannot be awake again beyond 10 pm and the youngest who is 8 can barely manage past 9pm. No matter what but as a parent we must make sure that our children sleep in time for a healthy and alert mind,lack of sleep surely reflects on the work output at school.Of course,exceptions can be made on the weekends but come Sunday we are back on schedule.Its a tough job for parents till our children are in school,but believe me they will acknowledge it and maybe thank you for it one day when they are older as I do to my parents,no matter what but the lights were off in our bed-rooms at 9pm sharp! The saying is true, early to bed early to rise makes you healthy ,wealthy and wise.Try it !
