Getting Your Kids to Sleep

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 at 09:28 
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For many parents, the issue of getting their kids to sleep can be  challenge.

However, there are techniques that can be very useful, and beneficial to both your child, as well as the rest of the family.

I have listed some useful techniques below, that will be of help to you to get your childrenb to sleep.

It is always a good idea to keep to some organised plan, if possible.

If your baby wakes up late in the morning to help make up for some of his late nights, begin waking him at an earlier time each day to help encourage him to get the sleep he needs at night — when the rest of the household sleeps.

If you are able to, to help your baby have short sleeps during the day, see if you can ensure an undarkened room.

This will help encourage shorter naps, which in turn may help your little one sleep better at night.

Ensure as much nourishment is provided during the day as possible.

Feeding your baby more often during the day will allow him to meet his nutritional needs at a time more convenient to you.

Feed your baby in a quiet, darkened room occasionally if your baby is easily distracted during the day.

5. If breastfeeding, allow your baby to finish the first breast offered. This will provide him or her with more of your rich hindmilk, which may also help to space out his nighttime feeds.

6. Carry your baby — with the aid of a sling or other baby carrier. This will help to keep your baby relaxed, especially during the early evening hours, encouraging an easy transition to sleep.

7. Keep the evening calm to avoid overstimulation. If a bath is relaxing for your little one, you can bathe him before bed. If it’s too stimulating, bathe him at another time.

8. Feed your baby in a darkened room at night if he or she wakes up hungry. Let him know that night is for sleeping.

9. Avoid nighttime diaper changes if at all possible.

And don’t forget to take care of yourself!..

Optimising Sleep: 5 Tips For Sound Sleeping

Sunday, March 21st, 2010 at 15:23 
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Getting a good nights sleep is one of the most fundamental and basic human needs, yet so many people struggle to get the level of sleep that they need. The reasons for this can vary, with many people struggling to sleep for medical reasons, others too busy to get their sleep requirements, and some living a lifestyle that isn’t conductive to deep sleeping. Whatever the case, it’s easily possible to alter some key habits and behaviours and enjoy the level of sleep that you deserve. These five tips and tricks can take your sleep requirements from a hurdle to an easily achievable goal.

#1 – Take a technology nap before bed.

Napping before bed? Not the smartest idea. Of course, this isn’t about sleeping shortly before bed, but about limiting your exposure to technology. Your body produces sleep by altering your hormonal balance, allowing you to fall asleep more easily. When you’re focusing on a computer or TV screen, your body is tricked into thinking that it’s still day, and has trouble creating hormones to help you fall asleep. It’s a good idea to get off the computer and take part in a relatively effortless activity such as light reading or writing before you go to bed.

#2 – Make a note of all your ideas and thoughts.

A lot of people have their best ideas and thoughts right before bed. Leaving a notebook either beside your bed or near you before you sleep allows you to make a note of these, saving you from having to process them during the night. Less worries means better sleeping.

#3 – Lower your shower/bath temperature.

This one is simple — simply lower the temperature for your last minute in the shower. It doesn’t need to be freezing cold, just cold enough to allow you to step out feeling refreshed rather than tired. It’s funny, when we feel tired after a shower, we’ll still have trouble falling asleep. The problem is that the high temperature tricks our body into wanting sleep, and when we remove ourselves from the heat, we gradually gain awareness until we are more awake than before.

#4 – Power nap throughout the day.

A quick 20-30 minute nap in the afternoon can achieve two things: increase your productivity, and allow you to sleep easier at night. By napping quickly in the afternoon, you can increase your awareness throughout the day and put your body in the optimal position to sleep for the required eight hours later on in the night.

#5 – Limit caffeine and carbohydrate intake before sleep.

Caffeine should be a no-brainer, but carbohydrates escape quite a lot of pre-bed strategies. When you take in large amounts of simple sugars before bed, your body has two choices. The first is to burn the sugar for excess energy, and the second is to store them as fat. Keep your idle time trying to sleep, and your weight, down by limiting your intake of carbohydrates before bed.

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Tired Of Having Your Kids Wake You Up?

Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 15:18 
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Every parent has had nights where their young children have kept them up, often for hours and hours on end. It’s the ultimate nightmare; you end up short on sleep for your busy day, and you’re constantly worrying about how your child is feeling. No parent wants to experience it, it’s just something that seems to end up happening to everyone. The good news is that it doesn’t need to ruin your sleep patterns and lead you to walk around sleep deprived and half awake. With just a few simply changes to your nighttime routine, you can have your child asleep within a couple of minutes, and enjoy your nights sleep uninterrupted and free of any disturbances.

How can you do this? There are no magic tricks involved, just some simple shortcuts to making sure that your child is completely comfortable before going to bed. If you’re sick of being kept up by your crying or angry child, then investing in information and strategy is your best bet, not spending dollar after dollar on expensive kids toys and night hangers. Don’t waste your time and money on strategies that don’t work — invest in comfort and knowledge that can keep your children asleep and soundless, comfortable in their little beds.

This isn’t just limited to infants and toddlers. Young children that can walk and talk still have trouble getting to bed when you ask. With their endless energy and continuous will for adventure, it can be difficult enough getting your ten year old to bed, let alone their younger sister. Don’t let the bedtime resistance become a routine for you — by using some selective and important strategies you can leave that problem in the dust and enjoy nights full of relaxation and sleep, instead of yelling and resistance.

This free report is the ultimate tool for parents looking to minimise nighttime resistance and maximise their ability to focus, relax, and enjoy a full night of sleep. If you’ve grown tired of having to put your kids to bed five times over, then the strategies outlined in this free report will come as a welcome relief to you.

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Don’t despair; with just a small amount of guidance and information, it’s easy to get your kids under control when it’s their bedtime. Don’t let yourself fall victim to your kids selective sleeping habits. Invest in strategy and information and watch yourself maximise your sleep and minimise your stress.

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School: Rules for Parents and Teens

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 11:34 
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For Students

* The Law of a Good Start: Both parents and students say they get off to a great start and then begin to fall off. It’s human nature. We start to do well and then think we have arrived and can begin to coast. It doesn’t work.

* The Law of Staying Out in Front: Keep doing the things that got you off to a good start, or do them even more. Another way to stay out in front is to take whatever deadlines are given to you and move them up. In this way, you can be done in plenty of time and can relax.

* The Law of Manageable Pieces: Once you hit middle school, you have many classes and all the work that comes with each class. If you look at it as a whole, you will become overwhelmed. Break it down into smaller pieces, one class at a time, one assignment at a time. Do that one assignment well and then move on to the next. Doing small pieces one at a time allows you to accomplish a great deal more than you thought you could.

* The Law of Procrastination: Beware the words “I’ll do it later” because later rarely comes. If you can get a handle on beating procrastination now, you will be way ahead of most folks. The next time you are tempted to procrastinate, put it off. Tell yourself you will procrastinate later and do it now instead.

For Parents

*The Law of Report Cards: Report Cards can show much more than grades. If grades are low in the morning classes and higher in the afternoon, it could be an indication of too little sleep. If the grades are consistently lower after lunch, what might be going on at lunchtime?

It’s also important to remember that grades are merely a measure of aptitude, effort and ability. They are not a measure of your child’s worth.

* The Law of Knowing: Here are three things every parent should take the time to get to know: your child’s teacher; the material your child is being taught; your child’s friends and the parents of those friends.

Go to school. Meet the teachers. Ask questions. If you want to do something radical;, invite your child’s teacher over for dinner. You can get to know better someone who is influencing you child; the teacher can get to know your student’s family; your child gets to see that teachers are regular people.

* The Law of Different Perception: This one is especially important for parents. For the most part, parents and kids have very different perceptions when it comes to school. The parent’s perception is that we work for a living and want to do well at our job. Kids don’t work, so school is their job, and, of course, they should want to do well at it.

Often, however, the perception of kids is that school is their social world, interrupted by six or seven classes a day. These differing perceptions often create a wide gap to bridge.

* The Law of Importance: This is probably the most difficult one to flesh out in the real world. At some point, school needs to become more important to your child than it is to you. Somewhere along the line, she must find something to be excited about that is separate from your desires and expectations.

At some point, students need to be put in charge of school and be responsible for the outcome.

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Parenting Tips – Solve Problems Without All the Drama

Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 13:01 
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Many families are not good at solving their problems because they move into drama as soon as one person disagrees with another. Many families avoid bringing up important issues because they know it will escalate into a full blown drama.

In some families it is the children who blow up and cause the drama – causing the parents to lose control of the discussion. In other families, the children are the quiet ones while the parent(s) take a discussion into a drama.

Following the steps below, you can solve your family’s problems faster, easier – and without all the drama.

1. Identify the problem.

Start by simply stating the problem. Remember to keep it from being an accusation.

Example:

“You keep forgetting to take the garbage out.”  (Accusation)

“I don’t like the garbage piling up in the kitchen. Can we talk about a solution to this?” (Problem solving)

2. Listen.

There may be reasons you aren’t aware of. Allow your family to talk without fear that you will blow up at their reply. Never make fun of their reasons or their suggestions for solutions.

If you want them to participate in future problem solving, show respect.

3. Agree on a plan.

After you have made several suggestions for a solution and have listened to their suggestion, agree on one plan that will work.

If you can’t agree, don’t escalate the discussion into an argument. Table it for tomorrow. Simply say: “I don’t think we are going to reach an agreement today. Let’s sleep on this and talk about it again tomorrow.”

As I say in my Parenting Class, never tack the work “OK” at the end of your request. That only gives an opening to come up with a reason not to. If you find yourself ending your requests with “OK?”, practice requesting without using that word.

4. Appreciate efforts.

Once you have agreed on a solution, appreciate efforts. Your kids might not be perfect every time, but try to point out when they do good.

If they only do part of the agreed upon solution, try to find a way to show that you appreciate the effort and find one good thing to point out, but let them know that you still expect the task completed.

Example:

“I see that you took the garbage out. I appreciate that. I still expect a new bag to be placed in the bin.”

Practice solving problems using this technique and before you know it, your children will look forward to problem solving with you. Why shouldn’t they? If you follow these simple instructions, your children are getting your full attention AND you are showing them respect. Something every child craves.

You can learn how to make raising your children more enjoyable with a Parenting Class.

Get more tips on raising kids. The Busy Saver has a whole section devoted to Parenting. Our favorite Parenting tips can be found here: http://www.thebusysaver.com/search/label/Parenting.

Remember, show your kids respect and they will work harder to give you more reasons to respect them.

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Further Resources

I have also found that it is important to ensure that you are as focused as you can be, given all your responsibilities as a parent, and time consuming tasks you have to get through. This is where the Success Strategies System comes in.

You can learn the tips and get the information yopu need, in small daily chunks, in as little as around five or six minutes daily.

I also highly recommend the Self Help Database, loaded with fantastic ebooks on a range of subjects for your improvement, development, and interest.

For personal development (always a plus with parenting), may I direct you here.

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