Bedtime struggles continue, but I now suspect that at least part of the problem is biorythmic rather than behavioral. Kids only need so many hours of sleep at night and if I’m letting them sleep in until 9 am (or later,) they won’t be sleepy at bedtime. So I’ve printed out some charts so that I can track sleep patterns for my kids. Hopefully the act of keeping track will help me adjust the schedules so that we’re better prepared for school to start in just over a week.
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“For my kids” she says.
She printed out a sleep-chart for ME, too.
(And I need it. My sleeping rhythms are seriously out-of-whack.)
“For my kids” she says.
She printed out a sleep-chart for ME, too.
(And I need it. My sleeping rhythms are seriously out-of-whack.)
I’m only tracking stuff for the kids. You have to do your own tracking. 😉
I’m only tracking stuff for the kids. You have to do your own tracking. 😉
And then there are some kids who just don’t like to sleep. My daughter (5) will rarely sleep past 6:30 AM and it still going strong after 9 PM. Usually, she doesn’t take a nap during the day either, though the return from a b-day party at the Cheese Rat place put her out. Nothing like a big sugar spike and crash to slow her down.
And then there are some kids who just don’t like to sleep. My daughter (5) will rarely sleep past 6:30 AM and it still going strong after 9 PM. Usually, she doesn’t take a nap during the day either, though the return from a b-day party at the Cheese Rat place put her out. Nothing like a big sugar spike and crash to slow her down.
Where did you find the sleep charts? Sounds interesting!
Where did you find the sleep charts? Sounds interesting!
I made the sleepcharts myself. I just used Word to create a table. It has 24 boxes across and about 21 boxes down. The across boxes are for the hours of the day. Then down boxes are three weeks worth of days. Then each day I keep track of when the child is awake and asleep. I color the awake hours red and the asleep hours blue. After only a few days I can start to see patterns emerge. I can also count the asleep hours and figure out whether that child is getting enough sleep.
I made the sleepcharts myself. I just used Word to create a table. It has 24 boxes across and about 21 boxes down. The across boxes are for the hours of the day. Then down boxes are three weeks worth of days. Then each day I keep track of when the child is awake and asleep. I color the awake hours red and the asleep hours blue. After only a few days I can start to see patterns emerge. I can also count the asleep hours and figure out whether that child is getting enough sleep.
Thanks! I might want to try this!
Thanks! I might want to try this!
Just a few more years of this and you WILL be able to write a book!
Sandra’s Sleep Book
How to peacefully get your kids the rest they (and you) need.
🙂
Just a few more years of this and you WILL be able to write a book!
Sandra’s Sleep Book
How to peacefully get your kids the rest they (and you) need.
🙂
Wow… that’s simple, and yet… brilliant!
Wow… that’s simple, and yet… brilliant!
I got it from a book.
How to Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber.
I got it from a book.
How to Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber.
Is it supposed to work for adults, too?
Is it supposed to work for adults, too?
The book is written with a focus on helping a parent solve the sleep problems of a child, but much of the information is applicable to adults as well. The sleepcharts can be particularly helpful because they help you really see paterns you didn’t know were there.
The book is written with a focus on helping a parent solve the sleep problems of a child, but much of the information is applicable to adults as well. The sleepcharts can be particularly helpful because they help you really see paterns you didn’t know were there.