Sleeping should be a high priority like food and nutrition for children. When a child is well-rested, their daily routine runs more smoothly and it will raise their concentration levels throughout the day.
Toddlers usually need between 12 to 14 hours of sleep per day, which can be divided between night time sleeping and nap time.
Today we would like to share some tips and tricks to help your child sleep more comfortably.
Lizahn & Reem suggests the following tips:
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I am Reem from the Ladybird Nursery and I
am the academic manager hi i’m Lizahn
i’m the deputy manager sleeping is a
crucial point in your child’s life just
as nutrition and food it’s if they are
well rested they would have a much
smoother routine throughout the day and
they would be more focused usually they
need sleeping time between 12 and 14
hours it can be divided into nap time or
nighttime sleep absolutely so today we
are going to share some tips and tricks
just to help parents to make the
children sleep easier there that’s it
setting of your child’s room is very
important to create an organized at
relaxed atmosphere yeah yes exactly and
will help the child to sleep easier yeah
without any disruptions technically so
the first thing that you need to look at
is the colors that you use in your
child’s room so I think the first thing
that drives retention is the color of
the walls so always make sure that you
have light colors neutral colors that
will help you tries to relax and sleep
easier and try to avoid any bold colors
that will distract them exactly the same
goes for lighting in your child’s room
have dim lights when you know that it’s
near naptime and make sure that you’ve
got good blockout curtains to make sure
that there’s no light coming inside
light from the outside and also to make
sure that their sleep is not disturbed
exactly the same with room temperature
it shouldn’t be either too hot or too
cold it should just be the perfect
temperature for them to have a good
night race exactly and also don’t forget
the storage it’s very important to have
an adequate storage for your child that
will keep the room organized and tidy
all the time which will also help your
child to sleep easier yes definitely and
they’re also coming music right that
will be great always make sure that you
have
the background soft calming music that
will help your child to relax and sleep
easier yes it is very important to have
a consistent routine of when your child
goes to sleep and when they wake up and
also to wind down on activities before
sleeping time it would also be very
beneficial for your child when they have
a specific routine that they follow on a
daily basis such as after dinnertime
taking a bath brush their teeth and read
bedtime stories you can also try to tuck
in your child when they are sleepy but
still awake so this will help to let
them fall asleep more on their own and
independently yeah they will learn
independence and they will know that
this would help them in the next morning
that they will be focused and they will
feel much better in the morning
yes keeping all these tips and tricks in
mind will definitely promote your child
sleeping habits and make it run more
smoothly during the night or nap time
as it’s very important for them to have
a specific structure and routine and to
keep by the same routine every single
day yeah for more educational videos
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Lizahn is the Deputy Manager of Ladybird Nursery. She has been teaching for 11 years and loves to be part of every child’s learning journey.
She started her teaching career in the UK mainly as a nursery teacher at Zeeba Daycare and a nanny to a few families. She continued her teaching journey in South Africa firstly by teaching Elementary children at Sparrows Private School and then worked as a Directress at Silveroaks Montessori school where she discovered my passion and love for Montessori.
She continued her teaching career in the UAE at Ladybird nursery where she taught for 3 years and is privileged to now work alongside our strong Management team for the last 2 years and still take part in training teachers and participating in activities with the children.
Reem is the Academic Manager at Ladybird Nursery. She has been living in the UAE for the last 17 years. She joined Ladybird team in 2008 and have been working as an FS1 teacher for the last 12 Years.
For the last three years, she joined the Ladybird Management team, working with parents and focusing on Academics and training teachers, in order to deliver a high quality standards that benefit children, parents and staff.
Her passion is to work with children and see them loved, respected and stimulated every day they come to school. She believes that the role of a teacher is to facilitate the child’s learning journey rather than teaching them.
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