1. The document provides tips for putting infants and toddlers to sleep, including playing to release energy, giving a warm bath, reading bedtime stories, singing lullabies, and playing soft music.
2. It discusses infants' irregular sleep schedules in the early months and how their circadian rhythms begin to regulate around 6 weeks. By age 2, children spend 40% of their time asleep.
3. There are two stages of sleep - non-REM sleep which restores energy and REM sleep involving dreaming. The document outlines recommendations for putting newborns to sleep safely.
1. The document provides tips for putting infants and toddlers to sleep, including playing to release energy, giving a warm bath, reading bedtime stories, singing lullabies, and playing soft music.
2. It discusses infants' irregular sleep schedules in the early months and how their circadian rhythms begin to regulate around 6 weeks. By age 2, children spend 40% of their time asleep.
3. There are two stages of sleep - non-REM sleep which restores energy and REM sleep involving dreaming. The document outlines recommendations for putting newborns to sleep safely.
1. The document provides tips for putting infants and toddlers to sleep, including playing to release energy, giving a warm bath, reading bedtime stories, singing lullabies, and playing soft music.
2. It discusses infants' irregular sleep schedules in the early months and how their circadian rhythms begin to regulate around 6 weeks. By age 2, children spend 40% of their time asleep.
3. There are two stages of sleep - non-REM sleep which restores energy and REM sleep involving dreaming. The document outlines recommendations for putting newborns to sleep safely.
1. The document provides tips for putting infants and toddlers to sleep, including playing to release energy, giving a warm bath, reading bedtime stories, singing lullabies, and playing soft music.
2. It discusses infants' irregular sleep schedules in the early months and how their circadian rhythms begin to regulate around 6 weeks. By age 2, children spend 40% of their time asleep.
3. There are two stages of sleep - non-REM sleep which restores energy and REM sleep involving dreaming. The document outlines recommendations for putting newborns to sleep safely.
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PUT INFANTS AND TODDLERS TO SLEEP
1. Early Evening
1. Play time. Baby will settle down to sleep best when he has released all his energy. 2. Give a soothing warm bath. Don’t get her overexcited by putting too many toys in the bath or letting her splash about. Instead, give her one or two floating animals so she can entertain herself. Brush her teeth after her bath and put her in pajamas. 3. Give him a final bottle and play a quite game. Don’t start playing a game that requires him to move around a lot or build up his energy. For example, play peekabo with your child lying on a cushion or sitting on your arms. 4. Carry your child around the house saying goodnight to toys and people. This helps your child to recognize that it’s time for her to get into her crib and sleep. 2. In the Crib 1. Talk to him. Place him in his crib and shuts the lights. Have a chat with him about your day, his day and what you’ll be doing tomorrow – your baby like to listen to the sound of your voice so speak softly so its soothes him. 2. Read some bedtime stories. Place her in her crib, or hold her while you sit in a rocking chair or glider if you want to be close to her. Read two to four stories every night. This is an ideal way to bond with her while developing her language skills. She will learn to recognize words that in stories and expand her vocabulary as she begin to talk. 3. Sing him a lullaby. He will enjoy hearing your voice regardless of how in tune you are. Some examples are “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” Rock a Bye Baby” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”. He will be able to remember these lullabies as he gets older and will starts singing them himself. 4. Play some music and leave the room. Play a CD of music or switch on a musical mobile over her crib on low volume. Your baby will soon drift off to sleep by the peaceful music, which will also help to drown out any outside noise. Infants and Toddlers Sleeping pattern Every living creature needs sleep. It is the primary activity of the brain during early development. Circadian rhythms, or the sleep-awake cycle-are regulated by light and dark and these rhythms take time to develop, resulting in the irregular sleep schedules of newborns. The rhythms begin to develop at about six weeks, and by three to six months most infants have a regular sleep-wake cycle. 2 years old – most children have spent more time to asleep than awake and overall, a child will spend 40 percent of his or her childhood asleep. Sleep is especially important for children as directly impacts mental and physical development.
Types or Stages of Sleep:
Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) or “Quite” Sleep During the deep states of NREM sleep, blood supply to the muscles is increased, energy is restored, tissue growth and repair occur, and important hormones are released for growth and development. Rapid Eye Movement (REM) or “Active” sleep During REM sleep, our brains are active and dreaming occurs. Our bodies become immobile, breathing and heart rates are irregular. Sleeps and Newborns (1-2months) For newborns, sleep during the early months occurs around the clock and sleep-wake cycle interacts with the need to be feed, changed and nurtured. Newborns sleep a total of 10.5 to 18 hours a day on an irregular schedule with periods of one to three hours spent awake. The sleep period may last a few minutes of several hours. During sleep, they are often active, twitching theirs arms and legs, smiling, sucking and generally appearing restless. Sleeps tips for Newborns Observes baby’s sleep patterns and identify signs of sleepiness. Put a baby in the crib when drowsy, not sleep. Place baby to sleep on his/her back with face and head clear of blankets and other soft items. Encourage night time sleeps.
