The baby is so sleepy that he just won't sleep

Some babies, especially those aged two or three, find it very difficult to fall asleep every night. Some babies are so sleepy that they just don't want to sleep, which makes their parents worry. In fact, although some babies are obviously very sleepy, they just don’t want to fall asleep, which has a lot to do with their parents’ daily routines. Because mom and dad don’t sleep, the baby will think that there will be a lot of fun and delicious things later.

1Why won’t your sleepy baby fall asleep?

For young babies: In addition to some physiological reasons, babies are sometimes afraid of losing consciousness after falling asleep, and think that they will not be able to see their mother when they fall asleep.

So no matter how sleepy you are, you just refuse to fall asleep, fighting against it both psychologically and physiologically.

For older babies: First think about our adult attitude towards sleep. “Ah, after a busy day, it’s finally time to take a break!” But as adults, are we so willing to go to sleep?

To be honest, when it’s late at night and everyone is asleep, as a parent, aren’t you also reluctant to let the baby fall asleep? Even when he was dozing off, he refused to put down his phone.

Therefore, if a child refuses to go to bed, it has nothing to do with whether the child is obedient or not. The source of the problem mostly comes from the psychological reluctance to go to bed!

What's more, when young children find that when they go to bed, their parents go to the living room to watch TV and chat, they certainly feel that the late-night happy time is just about to begin!

2 Steps to help your baby sleep peacefully

①Accept his struggle

To help children fall asleep peacefully, the first step is to put yourself in their shoes and understand that their attitude towards sleeping is a "struggle." Not only do we need to accept our children’s struggles, but we also need to accept that these struggles will happen every day.

This understanding is important. Because of understanding and acceptance, you can remain calm and laugh at every "trick" of your baby. You can also develop a set of reasonable and consistently implemented bedtime rules to help him overcome his resistance every day.

② Establish a regular bedtime routine

Perhaps no child is born to sleep well, the key is to establish a unique "bedtime routine" and actually implement it.

For example, you can make an agreement with your child: every night after he finishes playing with toys and brushing his teeth, you can sit on the bed with him and read two books to him. When you finish reading both books, tell your child that you love him very much, then say good night and leave.

Of course, when you first start implementing it, you will definitely encounter situations where children will try every possible means to delay, such as: "Read it again", "Hold me again", "I heard a strange sound", etc.

Don’t get angry when faced with such “excuses” from your children! Gently but firmly take your child back to his crib and tell him, "I know you don't want to go to bed, but you've finished your lesson and it's time for you to go to bed. Good night!"