From toddler to preschooler
Bedtime for a preschooler
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Anoniem Guest #41
A house here blew up in flames, probably because a couch set dropped a cigarette or something, no idea... but that's why things went a bit differently today. Tomorrow I'll start with good spirits! -
Anonymous Guest #42
Oh my, what a shock!
You need to stick with the changes for at least 2 weeks or longer to notice a difference. -
Anoniem Guest #43
@anoniem okay, thanks for the tip! -
Anoniem Guest #44
I'm not sure what's the best thing to do. I know I need to stick to it for 2 weeks, but it's hard for me to stay with her all evening because she'll otherwise wake up her brother. -
Anoniem Guest #45
@emmy, the idea of her getting a sticker if she goes to sleep nicely doesn’t interest her at all. She just casually says “yes, but I really don’t want to.” -
Anonymous Guest #46
Who says she's awake all night?
My husband is with one baby, I'm with the other. After half an hour they're both asleep. They both really need our closeness. -
Sofie #47
That’s exactly what we do too. Our youngest (6 months) falls asleep on his own. Meanwhile, the other two are in the bath, and then we read a story. After that, I sit with the middle one, who’s 3 years old, and he’s so into it (and if I don’t do this, he’ll be talking to himself for an hour). My husband chats with the oldest (almost 6) for a bit. Once the middle one is asleep, I go to the oldest for a quick 5-minute chat, and then he falls asleep nicely. If it’s too warm, he says, “I can’t sleep.” What he really means is: “Can I sleep in your bed?” I lay him down there, and he falls asleep right away.
Kids often need that sense of security and closeness when falling asleep. They fall asleep fastest if you just give them that.
There’s always pressure from all sides to leave your child to fall asleep alone in their own room, without anyone nearby. To become self-reliant as quickly as possible.
My experience and knowledge (as an educator) is: really observe your child, follow their lead, and see what they need. If you really want your child to fall asleep alone, you’ll need to train them to do so. But if you don’t mind helping a bit by being nearby, just go ahead and do that. -
Anoniem Guest #48
@sofie the problem is that she doesn't go to sleep even then -
Lijn #49
My 3.5-year-old daughter usually goes to bed between 7:30 and 8:00 PM. She still takes a nap of about an hour at daycare (3 times a week).
We live just 200 meters from my workplace, so she can sleep until 7:30. If we had to leave earlier, she would have gone to bed earlier too. -
Anoniem Guest #50
My daughter sleeps until 7 or 8 am, but I always thought 6:30 pm was normal for a 4-year-old, so maybe it's too early. Today I just don't feel like fighting the battle, so she's still playing. Let's hope the school routine tires her out so she'll go to bed again at 7 or 7:30 pm. -
Anoniem Guest #51
I find 19:30 on every site. And 11.5 hours, and she wakes up at 7 am, so that also brings you to 19:30. -
Anoniem Guest #52
Staying with her and then pretending to sleep helped; she fell asleep within 5 minutes. -
Anonymous Guest #53
Look at that, a lovely evening! And now keep it up. It won't go this well every evening, of course. -
Anoniem Guest #54
I had to lie down next to her again from 2 o'clock until she woke up. -
Susanna #55
Today 8:30 PM to bed
8:50 PM calmly lying down
9:00 PM asleep -
Betty #56
Still nice with this heat.
Hopefully back at school soon, then a bit earlier. -
Susanna #57
If I lie next to her, she falls asleep within 5-10 minutes. She used to cry for hours. -
Susanna #58
Today 20.05 went upstairs
20.25 lying down
20.35 sleeping -
Betty #59
It's getting better already. Super!
Maybe you're now also radiating that you find it important. Have you already got a bedtime routine?
I also explain to our son (when he sometimes doesn't want to sleep) that he needs new energy to play again tomorrow. -
Susanna #60
I’m staying with her until she falls asleep—that’s the trick.
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