bed time rituals | Dr. Sunny Im-Wang

To follow up from previous two posts, here are tips to help ensure that your child gets a good night’s sleep:

Stick to a regular bedtime.
Develop a calming routine each night to help your child relax. This may include a warm bath or a relaxing bedtime story.
Don’t keep a TV in your child’s room. Also, don’t allow him to watch intense or scary movies or shows late in the evening.
Make the bed for sleep only, rather than activities like texting or phoning friends, reading, or doing schoolwork. This will help your child to associate his bed with sleeping.
Don’t let him exercise late in the evening, as this can disrupt his sleep.
Don’t allow your child to eat or drink anything that contains caffeine late in the evening.
Limit beverages two hours before bedtime so your child won’t need to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
Keep the room at a comfortable temperature and as dark and quiet as possible.
Teach your child about reasons why we may awaken sometimes, such as when needing to go to the bathroom.

Dr. Sunny Im-Wang