Children's sleeping habit
By anex08
@anex08 (868)
Philippines
July 1, 2011 12:18am CST
We, as parents would eventually encourage our children to take a nap during afternoon hours or after playtime hours. Mostly for the toddlers and children's in preschool, we encourage them to sleep for a few hours to gain their energy and more desired health. But I find it most funniest when my child inclined on a chair, rest his back on refrigerator side and fall asleep in that position. It's easier that way, when I allow him to do his things and give him a glass of milk, most children would become irate when we ask them to take a nap. My advice is to allow your child to find their most comfortable way of taking a nap, I assure you, don't need to persuade them to take it.
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6 responses
@marilyninocencio (116)
• Philippines
2 Jul 11
Yes, I agree with you. Taking a nap is very important for toddlers and children. It is also my rule to my children to take a nap in the afternoon. But don't force them when they don't want to because you will just get angry in the end. I definitely agree with your advice.
@genesisgroldan (214)
• Philippines
1 Jul 11
When I was a little child, I still remember being forced to take a nap during the afternoon. I think it is effective for me. But I cannot say that this might be effective to all children. You just need to make a pattern like sleeping habits and eventually they will get used into it. You may play with them and once they get tired I am sure that it will be easier for you to let them take a nap.
@kaka135 (14931)
• Malaysia
1 Jul 11
Yeah,I agree with you that there's no way we can persuade the kids to sleep, most of the time. I find it very hard to ask my son to sleep, no matter in day time or night time. When he really feels like sleeping, he can just sit down and sleep, or just ask me to carry him for just a second, and he falls asleep.
But I have a problem about my son's sleeping habit right now, he always sleeps at 6pm, wakes up around 8 or 9 at night, and he sleeps at 2 or 3 in the midnight. I have been trying to change his sleeping habit, but he just doesn't sleep when I want him to. I hope he will slowly change this sleeping habit, as this is really bad for his health.
@GemmaR (8517)
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1 Jul 11
In my experience, if a child is tired, they will take a nap. Unless they are of school age, I do not try to tell them when to nap as this makes them feel as if you are trying to control them and they are more likely to rebel. I usually let my child take a nap early in the afternoon, depending on what time they woke up. It doesn't matter to me what time they go to bed, because I am usually up until the early hours of the morning anyway; and my children know that whether they sleep or not, they are expected to be up nice and early for the babysitter to get here, at around 7 in the morning.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
1 Jul 11
That's right, don't force your children to sleep. Just let them play after lunch, and you will just be surprised when you see them sleeping already in a sofa or in their room.
We have two sleep patterns. That i read in the internet. The first one was from 12 am to 7 am. the other one is from 1 pm.to 2 pm. So, it is natural for us to get sleepy and would want a nap in the above time in the afternoon.
