Try these four musical solutions to help your little one solve his childhood sleep woes: 1. Listen to lullabies. Lullabies can lower the heart rate of children and help grown-ups to relax as well. 2. Use soft, quiet music the same time each evening to signal that sleep time is near. Routines and rituals help young children make sense of their world and predict what comes next. Listening to the same music at the end of the day tells children that it is time to get ready for bed. This can mean bath time, cozy pajamas, a story, and then a final snuggle before lights out. 3. Be consistent with musical selections. Familiar tunes work best to signal to a child that bedtime is near. 4. Teach children their own soothing lullaby. Children learn through repetition. So, by singing their favourite song night after night, children will not only learn the song by heart, but they will learn a musical self-soothing technique. Bonus: That same tune can help calm children under stressful situations, like a skinned knee or a visit to the doctor’s office.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 09:10:00 +0000
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