Creating A Healthy Sleep Routine For Your Child

If you want to help your child stay healthy throughout their lifetime, start by instilling healthy habits from the beginning. Teaching the value and importance of good sleep habits is a great foundational layer and will aid in their life long health. Sleep, especially consistent good sleep is at the core of good health and longevity.

Assuming that your child gets all the rest they need or insisting that they will get the proper amount of sleep on their own is just reinforcing bad sleep habits that could become a bad lifelong habit in need of breaking. The facts are that they do need more sleep than adults, mostly because they are in a constant of growing, creating new cells and doing necessary body repairs that will help them stay healthy the rest of their lives. That is something important for all kids.

Good health habits are not only beneficial overall, they are known to increase the immune system and increase mental health stability. Rest is one essential component that will dictate your physical as well as your mental health state during every phase of your life for your entire life. Sleep well my friends, it is the healthy thing to chase after.

Getting your children used to a healthy sleep routine is not rocket science. Even newbies can do it. Begin with structure that will change very little in their growing developing years. The sleep time must be the same and enforced every day. This will have slight variations due to events and scheduling that will conflict, but for the most part, the sleep time will be unchanging, even in the face of being challenged. This should be followed during breaks, time off, vacations and summer months without exception.

Bedtime routines are a great way to wind down the day and start the gradual transition to the nighttime and the start of a healthy sleep habit. Use everything at your disposal to get them in the routine. Start with a relaxing bath and the familiarity of jammies that reflect their favorite things and you can spend the pre-lights out time reading a bedtime story or just bonding with your little ones. This pleasant environment is helps any child wind down and drift off to sleep without a crisis every five minutes. Continuing a healthy sleep routine after birth throughout their childhood will reinforce the importance of continuing to get a good nights sleep well into their adult years. Being happier, healthier, more productive adults is a direct result of good sleep habits that have been learned.