Hi, girls. Today we have a small force majeure, my daughter Olya and I were in the clinic and stayed there, sitting in lines. Therefore, they came to the kindergarten only at 12 o’clock, when all the children were already sleeping. Our dialogue: "Olga, come on, raise your hands, take off your blouse and run to sleep." - "Of course, I understand that I need to sleep, but I do not want to." - "Olga, you must sleep, all the children are sleeping, that's all, let me kiss you, the children have a quiet hour, run to bed and go to sleep."
And so every time. In order to put Olya to bed at the weekend I have to sweat and try very hard, then she wants to go to the toilet immediately, then she wants to eat, then she wants to drink - anything, just to not go to sleep, she doesn’t like a quiet hour you crack. I can’t imagine what to do. We ask the professional:
- Olga Alexandrovna, well, since she doesn’t want to sleep like that, since she comes up with various excuses, maybe she shouldn’t put her down already? After all, 5 years already.
- Of course it is. Preschoolers need daytime sleep in order to replenish the energy they spend, running and playing. During games, the muscles of the arms, legs, back, and heart and liver get tired. A tired child loses his appetite, because the stomach does not produce enough gastric juice. The brain needs rest especially.
So, how could she still not mind, she can’t do without a daytime sleep, but how can I help a moving child fall asleep?
1. It is important to equip the child’s crib so that it is comfortable and cozy. The bedroom should be cool, the air temperature should not exceed 18 - 22 degrees Celsius.
2. Before daytime sleep, it is important to create a positive emotional background in order to remove excessive excitement and activity of children. Already during dinner, you can turn on relaxing music, and in the bedroom you can tell the children a good tale or sing a lullaby.
3. The child is growing, and his need for daytime sleep is getting smaller. If at the age of 3 to 5 years, children need to sleep from 2.5 to 3 hours a day, then 6-year-old children have enough 1 hour.
4. A ritual will help your fidget to fall asleep, for example, teach him to always eat after a walk, then listen to a fairy tale and immediately bainki.
5. And here is one pedagogical trick: Sometimes it is easier to send a child to bed, giving him the illusion of independent choice. For example, you can ask him: “Do you want to go to bed now or after 5 minutes?” As they say - a choice without a choice.
And another effective method by which my daughter is put to bed in the kindergarten: - "Olga, can’t you sleep?" - "Yes". “Let's take a deep breath.” Inflate a warm yellow balloon in the tummy. And take a deep breath. The ball is pouted. Now lie down on the right barrel, hands under the cheek so that they do not bother you, and I will stroke you a little bit. You will dream of a kind fairy tale. The dream fairy is coming. ”
Well, that’s it, my little Olga, finally fell asleep, and now I can run to work with a clear conscience.
On the topic of sleep:
- An ingenious trick - how to put a child to sleep in 1 minute
- How to put a child to sleep without tears and vagaries;
- We teach a child to sleep in his crib separately from his mother (videos, real stories);
- Whether to rock the child before bedtime: how old can you get sick;
- The child sleeps only in the arms, but put it wakes up - problem or not;
- At what age can a child sleep on a pillow.
