Comments on: A Sleeping Toddler Is A Beautiful Sight At Night http://sleeptoddler.com/a-sleeping-toddler-is-a-beautiful-sight-at-night/ Guide to a Better Night's Sleep For You and Your Toddlers Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: orlando6 http://sleeptoddler.com/a-sleeping-toddler-is-a-beautiful-sight-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-205 orlando6 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:58:25 +0000 http://sleeptoddler.com/?p=32#comment-205 Dear Angie, First, let me reassure you that your toddler's sleep problem is not uncommon. But more than nine times out of ten, we parents can take some steps to finally eliminate a toddler sleeping problem we thought we could never solve! Although the use of melatonin appears to have worked in several studies for kids with sleep disorders, proceed with caution. Common side effects include body temperature reduction and tachycardia! In my opinion, this should only be a last resort treatment, and even then, I would get a 2nd medical opinion! While it's possible your toddler may have what can be classified as a sleep disorder, run through this checklist: 1. Try a nightly ritual of telling him a bedtime story or a lullaby! This works wonders for all children; it lets them know it's time for beddy-bye and they end up looking forward to going to sleep once you get into a good, nightly groove! 2. Try using a white noise maker instead of soft music. The soft music may be overstimulating him. Many times, parents find a combination of bedtime stories/lullabies and a white noise maker are all they need to help their toddlers sleep consistently well through the night. It works really well for us adults, too! 3. Is the temperature in the house comfortable enough for sleep? Dress your little boy in single-layer long sleeve, long pants pajamas and shoot for 65-70 degrees on your thermostat. 4. Keep his room very dark and keep using those night lights. If his room at night is really dark, his body will probably produce enough melatonin by itself! 5. Here's one that parents swear by: Toddlers usually wake up several times at night because they're simply afraid to sleep alone. After tucking your toddler in with a bedtime story or lullaby, come back and re-tuck him every five minutes or so for the first thirty minutes. This will give him a sense of comfort knowing you're nearby. Gradually make the nightly trips to re-tuck your toddler in longer intervals, say every 10 minutes, then every 15 minutes, and so on for about an hour. Hope this helps, and please write back; let us know WHEN you do solve your little angel's problem so we can all benefit! Dear Angie,
First, let me reassure you that your toddler’s sleep problem is not uncommon. But more than nine times out of ten, we parents can take some steps to finally eliminate a toddler sleeping problem we thought we could never solve!

Although the use of melatonin appears to have worked in several studies for kids with sleep disorders, proceed with caution. Common side effects include body temperature reduction and tachycardia! In my opinion, this should only be a last resort treatment, and even then, I would get a 2nd medical opinion!

While it’s possible your toddler may have what can be classified as a sleep disorder, run through this checklist:

1. Try a nightly ritual of telling him a bedtime story or a lullaby! This works wonders for all children; it lets them know it’s time for beddy-bye and they end up looking forward to going to sleep once you get into a good, nightly groove!

2. Try using a white noise maker instead of soft music. The soft music may be overstimulating him.

Many times, parents find a combination of bedtime stories/lullabies and a white noise maker are all they need to help their toddlers sleep consistently well through the night. It works really well for us adults, too!

3. Is the temperature in the house comfortable enough for sleep? Dress your little boy in single-layer long sleeve, long pants pajamas and shoot for 65-70 degrees on your thermostat.

4. Keep his room very dark and keep using those night lights. If his room at night is really dark, his body will probably produce enough melatonin by itself!

5. Here’s one that parents swear by:

Toddlers usually wake up several times at night because they’re simply afraid to sleep alone.

After tucking your toddler in with a bedtime story or lullaby, come back and re-tuck him every five minutes or so for the first thirty minutes. This will give him a sense of comfort knowing you’re nearby.

Gradually make the nightly trips to re-tuck your toddler in longer intervals, say every 10 minutes, then every 15 minutes, and so on for about an hour.

Hope this helps, and please write back; let us know WHEN you do solve your little angel’s problem so we can all benefit!

]]> By: angie http://sleeptoddler.com/a-sleeping-toddler-is-a-beautiful-sight-at-night/comment-page-1/#comment-204 angie Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:01:55 +0000 http://sleeptoddler.com/?p=32#comment-204 My son turned 2 in August. He has slept through the nite a total of about 3 weeks in these 2 yrs. we have tried a routine, nite lite soft music. he has a puppy he sleeps with but when bed time comes there is a battle even after i have read to him said good nite, he will cry or say i dont want to. after he does finally go to sleep it will be 3 hours and he is back up, no reason, not wet not scared just calling mine or my husbands name out to come in he wants water or a hug but as im getting the water sometimes he is asleep by the time i get back, this goes on 3 or 4 times a nite, the pediatrician sugested melatonin in his milk before bed. this hasnt worked we tried it for a month. any ideas or help would be appriciated. could this be a health issue? his ears are okay we checked. im taking him back to the pediatrician but though u may have some insite. he is very crabby during the day and hard to deal with hyper even at times. he will only nap when he finally is exhausted which is once a week for about an hour otherwise no nap. any sugestions? My son turned 2 in August. He has slept through the nite a total of about 3 weeks in these 2 yrs. we have tried a routine, nite lite soft music. he has a puppy he sleeps with but when bed time comes there is a battle even after i have read to him said good nite, he will cry or say i dont want to. after he does finally go to sleep it will be 3 hours and he is back up, no reason, not wet not scared just calling mine or my husbands name out to come in he wants water or a hug but as im getting the water sometimes he is asleep by the time i get back, this goes on 3 or 4 times a nite, the pediatrician sugested melatonin in his milk before bed. this hasnt worked we tried it for a month. any ideas or help would be appriciated. could this be a health issue? his ears are okay we checked. im taking him back to the pediatrician but though u may have some insite. he is very crabby during the day and hard to deal with hyper even at times. he will only nap when he finally is exhausted which is once a week for about an hour otherwise no nap. any sugestions?

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