Bedtime Routine Tips: Video Summary
Establishing a set bedtime and routine will provide predictability and a comforting, familiar pattern. A good bedtime routine will a child calm down, relax, and be ready to go to sleep.
- Start winding down about 30 min before bedtime.
- Start talking about bedtime.
- Be calmer and quieter.
- Turn down the lights.
- Turn off electronics 1 hour before bedtime.
- Use a bedtime routine schedule.
- Read a book or tell a story.
- Books mentioned in video:
- I Love You, Good Night by Jon Buller and Susan Schade
- Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
- Sleepy Bears by Mem Fox
- Books mentioned in video:
- Put toys to bed.
- A night light is a good way to let your child know when to stay in bed and when to get out of bed. When the light is on, your child knows he/she needs to stay in bed. When the light is off, your child knows he/she can get out of bed.
