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Ways to Promote Good Sleep Habits

When Children Don't Sleep Well: Interventions for Pediatric Sleep Disorders: Parent Workbook
The number of hours of sleep that each student needs varies therefore its important that you work with your student to create the best habits possible. The following are some tips that V. Mark Durand suggested in his workbook for parents When Children Dont Sleep Well 1. Figure out the number of hours of sleep your child needs Goal #. 2. Determine a constant wake up time that works with everyones schedules. 3. Work Backward!! Starting with the wake up time, count backward (using the goal #) to find the best bedtime for your student. 4. Use this schedule each day even on the weekends! When we talked about reasons for lack of sleep, we talked about bedtime routines. Durand recommends that you have the last 30 minutes before bedtime as a normal routine (putting on PJs, reading, brushing teeth, etc.) This routine should not include When students are well rested, they televisions/computers because they can interfere come to school ready to learn and with sleep. Durand suggests that you avoid doing participate! activities in bed besides sleeping/the routine that leads to sleeping (ie. No more monkies jumping on the bed!) Like most things, time and structure are important if you set a 30 minute limit for a bedtime routine, dont let your students routine go longer than that. Something that almost everyone knows is that caffeine gives you short bursts of energy. But did you know that there are other lesser-known sleep-stealing foods and beverages, including fatty foods, spicy foods and protein? Foods that take longer to digest become a problem when its time to sleep: your body isnt used to having to work so hard while its supposed to be resting at night. Its important to reduce the amount of caffeine (pop, chocolate, etc.) that your student consumes during the day as well and get rid of any possible caffeine intake that occurs 6 hours before bedtime. Making sure that your students daily routine stays constant (sleep, nutrition, exercise, etc.) is important so that they have a good nights sleep and can perform to the best of their abilitites at school and as good citizens in society. Recommendations for next week: Have your student write down their daily routine with you. Talk about what changes you could make together. Maybe even make it a little family competition: who gets the right amount of sleep every day?

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Works Cited
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