What to do if your toddler gets up after bedtime

You may find that your toddler is restless after you have put him to bed, or keeps getting up after “lights out”. This can be very frustrating as just when you think you’ve got some peace and quiet, it’s interrupted.
If this is a problem for you, here are a few things to try:

1. Avoid rough games in the hour before bed. If your child is excited, he won’t settle down very well
2. Keep to a routine at bedtime that is soothing and consistent
3. ake sure that there is nothing that your toddler needs before you leave him, then sooth him as you are leaving and remind him to go to sleep quietly
4. Although it can be very difficult, don’t take notice of calls after you have turned out the lights. Your toddler can be very loud in protesting, but you must resolve to ignore it. Responding will just encourage more protesting and trouble the following night.

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Continuining the earlier post, here are three more tips to get your toddler to sleep without tears:

1. Try to keep the bedtime routine consistent. It has a much higher success rate if it doesn’t vary much from night to night. New events and deviations from the norm can excite your child.

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As if being a parent isn’t hard enough already, you’re supposed to do it with no sleep? The story of restless children subsequently creating sleep-deprived parents is as old as time. In order to help you get your valuable (and well deserved) sleep back, here are three highly effective tips (more…)