Something’s Gotta Give, But it Shouldn’t Be Sleep
Although I do not have trouble necessarily getting my kids to bed at night, I do not feel they get the right amount of sleep. For the most part they go to bed whenever I say, but as they progress in school, homework causes our bedtimes to be later and inconsistent.
While researching appropriate sleep patterns for each age, I ran across this at webmd…
In his book Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, Marc Weissbluth, MD, sums up what you may find in children who routinely do not get the sleep they need, with a bit of a Catch 22: “School achievement difficulties were found more often among poor sleepers compared to good sleepers…. Young children who have difficulty sleeping become older children with more academic problems. But children who are academically successful risk not getting the sleep they need!”
Bingo! That is what I have been trying to sort out in my own limited capacity but could not spit it out so plainly.
We are supposed to engage our kids in after school activities. We are supposed to make sure they get all their homework done. We are also supposed to have dinner together and quality family time every day. With only so many hours available between getting home from school and getting to sleep at an appropriate time, something’s got to give. And it’s usually sleep.
Since I cannot add hours to my kids days, I am now trying to think of ways to help them fall asleep quicker and get the best quality sleep. Sleep therapy music? Sleep number bed? Shot of Grey Goose? I’m trying to really think out of the box, here.
Any suggestions?
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really great ideas and amazing post.i think you should get the award of world’s best mom…go for it…thanx for sharing
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Aside from my own sleep habit, this is a big conundrum in our house hold. I think that setting an example is good in theory but difficult to execute because we both have demanding jobs.
I also try to ban TVs etc from the bedroom but you can probably see the difficulty with that approach.
I say books and tons of them. If you can get their mind of the day and into a good book, I think this old fashioned remedy may do the trick
Good Luck
When I set my child to sleep, I let him hear Brahms Lullaby on youtube and he’s enjoying watching kids sleeping. After 10 to 20 minutes. he’s asleep! Its fun, try it!