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Tips to loop your child back into a healthy sleep routine
Posted 01 Feb 2021 05:01 PM

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Tips to loop your child back into a healthy sleep routine

01-02-2021

The coronavirus pandemic had an impact on the physical and mental health of each and every individual around the world. Everyone's normal life was disrupted, and while adults still found ways to cope with it, accepting and understanding the need of the hour, it was children who took one of the major hits. Children felt lonely, bored, and out of their schools routines as they were confined to their homes. While adults had virtual interactions with their friends, children were not equipped with smartphones or social media to do so. As the pandemic forced them to attend online classes, they saw a change in their bodies � with reduced appetite, risk of childhood obesity, and disrupted sleep schedule. As the world goes back to normal with vaccinations beginning in various parts of the world, children are now preparing to go back to school. With only days or weeks before they resume classes as they used to attend, parents are now worried that their disrupted sleep schedule is likely to interfere with their school routine. If you are worried about the same, here are some tips to loop your child back into a healthy sleep routine.

5 tips to loop your child back into a healthy sleep routine
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1.Start waking up early, with them � One of the best ways to ensure your child wakes up in time is to wake up with them. If possible, you can also wake up even earlier. This gives them the idea that they have slept for long enough, as they were still in bed even after you were up. Waking up at the right time ensures they are sleepy by the right time at night.

2. Avoid long naps � While napping among children is common, you must avoid very long naps, as they will lead to a late bed-time. A nap of 30 minutes to one hour, during the day, is okay. Post which, you should wake your child up and put them into a routine.

3. Exercise and physical activity � Physical activity and exercise ensure that you sleep better, and the same holds true for your children. Make sure they get their playtime or exercise in some form. This ensures they feel physically exhausted, and require sleep at night, at the right time, to regain their energy.

4. Check their meal times � Apart from sleep schedule, the pandemic has also messed up our meal timings. Midnight snacking has become common. Make sure your child is eating right, and at the right time. Eating too close to bedtime can cause heartburn, make them feel heavy and bloated, which can interfere with their sleep.

5. Follow their routine � Children are the healthiest and the happiest when they have a fixed routine. It also helps parents manage their work, household chores, while ensuring their child's needs are not ignored. If your child is likely to go back to school soon, bring them back into the routine they used to follow. Give them food at the time of their recess, lunch at the time when they are back from school, and so on. This helps to bring their bodies back into the loop of the routine.

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