To accustom a child to bed in your bed should start as early as possible, and even better, from the first days after birth. Create a clear ritual on laying sleep. For example, for babies it can be an evening bathing. For older children, a cradle is added and a little later, a fairy tale told before sleep. However, the child must realize that after that the time of sleep is in his bed. Often breast babies leave mothers in their bed to simplify the process of night feeding. In principle, there is nothing wrong with this, but only in the first months of life. Remember that accustoming the baby to sleep with you is very simple, but you will have to wean it for a very long time.
First steps to bed in their own crib
If you clearly realized that your child will sleep separately from the first days of life, then, first of all, you should choose the right bed for him. There is an opinion that newborns are not too comfortable in open spaces, so you should start with a small cradle. The cradle of optimal size should not exceed 60 centimeters in width and one meter in length. On top it should be closed by a canopy. Their great advantage is the ability to download them, which simplifies the process of reassuring the child.
Modern types of children’s beds are made in the form of transformers, which extends their service life up to eight years of the child. The bottom of such beds can be adjusted in height, and the front wall, if necessary, is easily removed.
If your child has an easily excitable nervous system, and for a long time he cannot fall asleep alone, sometimes you have to lie down next to him and yet, try to make such cases happen as little as possible, better, instead of his presence, offer a society of a favorite soft toy.
Healthy sleep depends on the room
The comfortable dream of the child largely depends on the condition of the room. The room in which the baby has to sleep must be ventilated and darkened with curtains. In the winter, when the air is overdated by heating batteries, you can use the air humidifier. Make sure that pets do not enter the room and remove the plants with a strong smell from it that can cause allergies.
Author: Ekaterina Sveshnikova
