Hush, Little Baby, Do not Say a Word!
Awakening and falling asleep are very important moments in a child's life. Wake up - it's always like a little bit to be born again. ..
What does the morning begin with? With a smile, a kiss, a touch. You do not hurry. You have a quiet moment to let the child feel: we are both happy that we are in this world!
Putting a child to sleep also does not tolerate fuss and rush. Well, if the whole procedure has some kind of ritual order, it will become a kind of ceremony.
First of all, let the child quietly finish the game. If this kid is 3-4 years old, you can join in his game and on behalf of the toy say that the bear is very tired and asks to put him to sleep, but first he wants to wash with Anechka or Vovochka. .. If the child is older, he can say:"It's late, it's time to sleep, play another 5 minutes - and we'll be packing."If the child can determine the time by the hour, you can say: "Play until half past eight, and let's go wash up."
Soon the light in the room is extinguished. You kissed the child and wished him good night. Like it would be possible to go out or sit nearby? And to stroke the child? Try to whisper something like "the pens are tired, the legs are tired, they want to sleep, the heart is light and free, everything rests."That the child has calmed down, stroke it in a direction from top to down on handles( from a shoulder to a brush), on legs( from a hip to a foot), a tummy, a back, a forehead. There are children who fall asleep quickly. But there are those with whom you need to sit longer. Many children do not want to leave their parents until they fall asleep. If adults begin to deny them this, they begin to fall asleep longer and harder, and more and more at the same time they are capricious. Parents of this behavior was convinced that they had "completely disbanded their child," they become more severe, and the child is even more irritable. If you calmly fulfill the request of the child for a month and sit with him as much as he requires, HE will begin to fall asleep more quickly.
Sit as long as the child requires. At some point, he himself can suggest you leave him alone.
It is very important, in what condition the adult is sitting next to the baby. If you are in a hurry and want to finish the stowage procedure as soon as possible, nothing will come of it."As if on purpose," the child will fall asleep for a very long time, be capricious and ask you to drink, then eat, then you will be asked to go to the toilet. .. You are nervous and he feels it. He understands that they want to get rid of him quickly, but who cares? He feels that, although you are near, your thoughts are far away, and trying to return you to yourself with your vagaries. Should I be angry with him? After all, his behavior is a manifestation of his boundless love for you.
Very young children sometimes require that they are kept in their arms or rocked. Dislike of adults for such ways of packing is connected first of all with the fact that it is inconvenient and burdensome for them, although usually adults explain their unwillingness to spend their time and energy on the children's good. But let's think: swaying and falling asleep on the hands of a child will inevitably outgrow, not in two years, so at three, not three, and six. Is it worth "breaking a spear", torturing yourself and your child?
Singing, music is good for many children. But not from a tape recorder or a record player, but a living human voice. Singing is loved even by newborns.
If the child is frightened and crying in a dream, immediately approach, turn on the light - he will return the child to the safe and cozy reality of his bedroom. Sit nearby, calm down, drive together the "bad dream", distract the baby. When the child calms down, you can turn off the light again.