Sleep and sleeping

Day-to-day routine and structure guarantees good sleep for the child and provides a sense of security.

Important:

• Regular day routine
• The parent decides on bedtime which is then adhered to.
• Night routines should be started in good time.
• A parent should be closely involved in their child’s night time routines.
• A quarrelsome, grumpy and tired child may have had too little sleep and should go to bed earlier.
• When a child is getting close to his or her third birthday, they may start waking up at night.
• Children dream at night and they may get scared – they want to be comforted by their parents.

A child needs help from the parents to set up a good bedtime routine. A child cannot decide on bedtime.