How to wake a child in kindergarten

The new regime of the day in connection with the start of visiting the kindergarten requires a lot of attention and understanding for the baby from the parents. The most common problem is the child’s reluctance to get up in the morning. This destroys the entire morning schedule of parents who may be late for work, provokes quarrels in the family. It is usually difficult to wake a child in the morning, especially in winter, when it is dark in the morning, and it’s a pity to wake a sweet sleeping baby. And when you wake up, you often come across whims, scandals or grunts.

The mother of four-year-old Anton complains to a psychologist in kindergarten: “In the morning it is impossible to lift him out of bed - he cries, achs. And in the evening, even if I didn’t sleep during the day, I can’t put it down. Now let's play, read, says that she still doesn’t want to sleep. And in the morning the same picture. He doesn’t want to dress himself, neither to go to the garden. I’m just doing it to calm him down. ” Yes, indeed, many parents face this situation when their children begin to go to kindergarten. In addition to adapting to new conditions, to a new team, the child has to get used to the new regime of the day.

Why do some children not want to get up in the morning?

The most likely cause of the vagaries of the early ups is a sharp change in the preexisting child's day regimen.. It is advisable to ask in advance in kindergarten what time it is necessary to come when there is lunch and daytime sleep in order to gradually work out the same daily routine in your own home. Having done this 2-3 months before the “time X”, you will change the regime gradually and painlessly for the child.

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Another reason for the vagaries in the morning may be insufficient duration of sleep during the day. Some children refuse to “waste time” in their daytime sleep. Such babies need to be laid in the evening 1-1.5 hours earlier so that the daily need for rest is fully satisfied. It should be borne in mind that with the gradual growing up of the baby, the number of hours of sleep that he needs is reduced.

The sleep and its duration are affected by the psychoemotional state of a person and the time of year. In the summer, people usually sleep an hour less than in winter.

Following the correct regimen of the day sets the biological clock to form the correct habits in the child, helping full-fledged physical and mental development, balanced state, lack of overwork.

Raised in kindergarten, but forgot to wake up 🙂

How to properly put your baby to sleep

Your most important assistant for putting the child at the right time is the regimen, the habit goes to bed at the same time.

Putting your baby to bed will become easier if you follow these recommendations:

• bedtime should be the same every day;
• consider the duration of daytime sleep;
• show attention and affection in relation to the baby;
• Before going to bed, create a calm and pleasant atmosphere (reduce the illumination of the room, turn off the TV, computer, etc.). In the children's bedroom, only a nightlight with a slight dim light can remain on. Children forced to sleep in bright light often become restless and nervous;
• 1-1.5 hours before going to bed, it is necessary to exclude moving, noisy and exciting games, otherwise the dream will be restless, and the process of falling asleep longer because of overexcitation;
• the child should be tired at bedtime. The day should be sufficiently rich in cognitive terms and always with physical activity (running, exercising, walking, playing on the playground, etc.);
• a special ritual before going to bed helps to calm and quickly set the child to a peaceful mood. It can be swimming, watching your favorite TV show, cleaning toys, teeth cleaningreading books, etc .;
• the laying ceremony should not be too long;
• a short bedtime story or reading books in a quiet and soft voice will help lull a child;
• some children can relax and calm down with a light massage, stroking;
• babies before half a year-year quickly calm down before going to bed in their parental arms / arms (rocking or not a child in her arms?);
• if sleep problems cannot be resolved with the above tips, then lay down immediately after swimming in a bath with soothing herbs (mint, lavender);
• You can put your child with soft toys, children are very fond of falling asleep with them. They give a sense of confidence and security.

Try to ensure that the child always falls asleep in a good mood, so that the sleep is calm. It is bad if he was punished or scolded for some misconduct before going to bed, and he is worried and cannot fall asleep. Even worse if the child falls asleep in tears. The child can see nightmares, startle and cry out. Such a dream does not bring rest at all.

Such factors will help to ensure a baby's calm sleep:

• soft, pleasant bedding;
• the baby's bed should be comfortable and comfortable;
• clothing for the baby’s sleep should be spacious, allowing the skin to breathe. If the baby often opens, then dress him warmer in pajamas with long sleeves and pants;
• ventilate the bedroom before going to bed;
• the optimal temperature in the room should be +18 degrees;
• equip a child’s room with a night light if he is afraid of the dark;
• It is advisable to feed the baby an hour before bedtime.

How to wake up a baby

Parents usually pay a lot of attention to sleep, but they think little about how to not only lay the baby in a special way, but also wake him up. I.P. Pavlov imagined that sleep is a process of inhibition of the whole organism, while wakefulness is an active part of life. Between these two states there is an intermediate, “prosonochny”, a kind of inertia of sleep, when the brain takes time to get into work.

• Awakening should be slow and calm.. Be as gentle and soft as possible at this time. Create a special ritual for awakening. It can be: your favorite music, stroking (you can tickle slightly), gentle words, kisses, quietly call the baby by name. Ask how the child slept and what he dreamed. Prepare something fragrant for breakfast so that the child wakes up from the smell. Thanks to this, the baby will develop a reflex of pleasant awakening.
• Teach your child a little exercise in bed. So that the day goes well and the child feels cheerful, it is useful to teach him to do some more exercises and sipping in bed. Retraction of the abdomen during exhalation and protrusion during inhalation activates the work of the cardiovascular and respiratory system. This can be done as a competition "who will inflate the stomach harder."Stretching for the spine is done lying on its side: first, the right arm stretches forward and the right leg back, then the same thing is done with the left arm and leg. Then stretch your arms up and heels down. Immediately after exercise, do not jump out of bed, let the child sit quietly for 2-5 minutes.

• After sleeping, give your child a light massage of the whole body, paying a little more attention to the feet and earlobes. This will charge the baby with vigor;
• After exercise and final awakening, you need to get involved in the usual morning bustle. Remind your child about washing and brushing their teeth, turn on a little louder music;
• You should not give your child “extra” minutes of sleep. It is better to always get up with a margin of time, so that it is enough for a full morning training, when you can get to work and to a kindergarten without haste and excitement.

It is important to determine the biological rhythm of your baby’s body. Who is he: early “early bird”, night-lover “owl” or “dove”?

“Larks” go to bed early and wake up early. The peak of activity of such people falls at 7-10 hours in the morning.

“Owls” I prefer to sleep longer in the morning and fall asleep as late as possible. All their psychophysiological functions are inhibited, the time of their greatest performance falls on the evening.

Depending on the biological regime, it is necessary to choose a daily routine so that it matches the daily rhythm. Do not try to remake an owl into a lark and vice versa. It is pointless. It is much easier and more productive to adapt to the biological rhythms of the baby. For example, owls need a longer awakening and they will obviously enjoy the daytime hours of sleep. “Pigeons” can adapt to almost any mode.

Compliance with the daily regimen in accordance with biological rhythms has a strong effect on the well-being of a person. This is especially important for children who have just laid the foundation of health.

How to not wake up a child

In order not to injure the psyche of the child immediately after waking up, it is unacceptable to use the following methods:

• wake him with a sharp command voice;
• turn on bright light;
• use loud music, an alarm clock to wake up;
• wake up in a hurry and constantly rush the child.

A person spends a third of his life in a dream. This is an integral part of the natural life cycle, giving us rest, without which we feel tired, irritated and incapable of doing our job properly the next day.

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Mommy tips from forums

zhena_apolona: Let me throw them in slippers, but I wake the child in the garden with cartoons, then we wake up quickly and in a good mood. I tried different options, but came to the conclusion that if the child immediately receives positive emotions (and we love cartoons very much), then the early rise is not terrible and the garden, because of which you have to get up so early, is not so terrible.

Laska: I go to bed according to the schedule, already at 21.00 to sleep. Otherwise, you won’t wake up at all in the morning) Literally, the difference is 30 minutes, but it doesn’t get enough sleep anymore)

The guest: I woke up my son with difficulty (tears, screams ...), and then I invented a game: he is a turnip, and I pull a turnip, I can’t pull it out. Of course, this takes an extra 10 minutes, but laughter and a good mood in the morning are provided. And then the race: who is the first to go to the toilet? (to the bathroom, get dressed, etc.) Of course - son! Now, in the 2nd grade, we get up with affection and cartoons. I give him the opportunity to lie in bed for 15 minutes and watch cartoons, then he starts to dress and have breakfast in parallel. It was me with my third child who became so wise, but with the elders I was tormented !! ...

vitok: If the child has slept, then early in the morning he wakes up in a good mood. The main thing is not to succumb to the child’s persuasion in the evening, so that parents give another “a little” play or watch cartoons. Usually, this “little bit” is delayed for a long time and as a result, the child goes to bed late.And in order to wake up a child, all the methods of “raising” go: kisses, persuasions, and promises to give something tasty or buy something interesting, and encouraging words, and cartoons.

Mila-milochka:We go to the garden for the 2nd month, while there are no problems with morning awakening. For 2 months I began to change the daily routine in order to smoothly transfer my daughter to kindergarten mode. In this case, the main thing is regularity and perseverance. And so, think for yourself, if you do not sleep until 2 nights, then you will not put a child at 9-10. Here, first of all, everything depends on the daily routine of the whole family.

In the morning in the kindergarten, poor child 🙂

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