How to Help Kids Get a Better Sleep?

08/03/2015 15:16

Do you find it hard to get your child to sleep? Or, do you find it hard to make your child rest fully for 8-9 hours every night? Sleep is one of the most crucial things that define children’s success in everyday academic and personal tasks. This article will highlight a couple of sure fire ways that can help you put your child to sleep.

Let them go wild

Research shows that children who are more physically active get the best zzz’s. There is no better formula to help your kids get a better sleep than exercise. A growing body of research shows that exercise helps human body to produce specific hormones that impact the sleep cycle in children. Without the exercise, children lack the hormones that promote good sleep and ultimately suffer from other health issues that are directly linked with sleep deprivation.

Community playgrounds, school playground equipment and even your backyard are your best friends. Allow your kids to spend ample time with playground equipment that promote both structured and unstructured activities.

It is very crucial that your child takes part in physical activities, whether it’s sports or active play at home. After your child becomes active, you will notice a drastic change in his sleep cycle. The more tires, they get throughout the day, the better they will sleep through the night.

Read them a story

For most children, stories work better than the outdoor playground equipment or any other play structure for that matter. However, this does not mean that your child should not participate is physical activities at school and home. Physical fitness holds its place and nothing in the world can guarantee fitness than exercise and active play. You can choose to read stories at bedtime in case your child fails to fall asleep even after the workout he had on the soccer field. Here’s a well-sorted list of books that you can read to your kids at bedtime:

  • How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? By Jane Yolen Illustrated by Mark Teague
  • Hush!: A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho Illustrated by Holly Meade
  • Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
  • Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
  • Good Night, I Love You by Caroline Jayne Church Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church
  • Penelope Says Good Night by Anne Gutman Illustrated by Georg Hallensleben
  • Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson Illustrated by Stephen Savage
  • Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
  • Sleepy Bears by Mem Fox Illustrated by Kerry Argent
  • Sleep, Little One, Sleep by Marion Dane Bauer Illustrated by Joellen McAllister Stammen
  • Sleep Tight, Little Mouse by Mary Morgan, Illustrated by Mary Morgan
  • Time for Bed by Mem Fox Illustrated by Jane Dyer
  • Dinosaurumpus! By Tony Mitton Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees
  • D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
  • The Paper Bag Princess by Robert N. Munsch

Try one of the above books and see if they manage to get your tyke to sleep.

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