PARENTING: Helping your child establish healthy sleep habits

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Evening television viewing disrupts children’s sleep and results in nightmares and other sleep issues

Bedtime routines can include a bath or shower, reading stories together and perhaps some quiet music. Avoid television before bed (and no TV in the bedroom, please – not only will it keep him up, it may contribute to obesity and reduced academic achievement). Research has shown that evening television viewing disrupts children’s sleep and results in more nightmares and other sleep problems. The entire bedtime routine should generally last between 30 and 45 minutes. If you find your routine dragging on for an hour or more, take steps to trim it back a bit: A couple of stories are fine, but not chapter after chapter of Harry Potter. Also make sure the routine heads in one direction – to bed. If you call your child upstairs for a bath, for instance, don’t let him come back downstairs to say goodnight to the family pet when he’s done. Instead, head to the bedroom for pajamas and storytime.

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