The child before going to bed hysterics - this fact can not please any parents, but the complexity of going to bed - a problem that almost every family encounters. Why does the child cry or even cry before going to sleep? It seems to some parents that this is just necessary for children to fall asleep. ("Whatever you do, but he still cries.") Is this so, and how to calm the child before going to bed?
Why does the child act up at bedtime?
If it is a very small baby, pay attention to his regime of the day, his nutrition, health. Bad to fall asleep can that baby, who sleeps too long during the day. In addition, he may have a stomachache, he may be too hot or, on the contrary, too cold.
For a more adult age, the general atmosphere in the home, the relationship between parents, the attitude of parents to the child play an important role. Indeed, during crying, a child can arrange emotional discharge for himself in the event that the parents:
- require too much of their child (so that the day of the baby is composed of the sequential execution of orders of mother, father, grandmother, grandfather);
- on the contrary, they do not require anything from the baby. It is necessary to know that "spoiled" often leads not to the satisfaction of the baby's needs (and its calming), but, on the contrary, excessive stress on their nervous system. A child always needs boundaries.
How to calm a child before going to bed?
First of all, if you are talking about a newborn, you need to eliminate the cause. Check the condition of the diaper, make a tummy massage, well ventilate the room, moisten the room. Talk with your child in a calm voice, do not get irritated by his whims. Analyze how long the child slept during the day, and how much time has passed since. The gap between
For the older child, the regime issue is also important, however, somewhat in a different sense. The grown-up children should be made to understand that no matter how they behave before going to bed, they do not need to play and jump, when parents say that it's time to go to sleep, they should be obeyed. To the child fell asleep one, promise him that if he cope with his task, then after sleep will receive the desired toy, a book, you go where the kid has long wanted to go. But the request must be fulfilled, otherwise the next time your arguments may not work. Do not shout or intimidate the child at all, because a positive attitude just before bedtime is of great importance for the development of the child's personality.