Back to school and back to reality! Don’t wait until the last minute to prepare yourself and your children for back to school. Getting sleep back on track is an important consideration to make sure your child starts the school year off right.
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I’ve talked about the importance of quiet time in the past and I’m revisiting it based on personal need! I’ll admit that quiet time fell out of our daily routine this past summer. There seemed to be enough down time that we didn’t see a need for it. When Henry started pre-school again, we definitely started noticing some changes in his behaviour and have since returned quiet time to our daily routine. It wasn’t exactly accepted with open arms at first. I would frequently find Henry perched on top of the radiator cover or lying in a heap of clothing he had pillaged from his closet. But with a little consistency, he is totally into it now. He actually asks to go to his room after lunch and on occasion has declared that he “…isn’t finished quiet time yet”. What are we doing right? Here’s a breakdown:
I realize that you don’t need another reminder that the summer is almost over, but now is perfect time to evaluate your child’s sleep habits and make some changes before it’s time to head back to school.
During the summer months, bedtimes tend to shift later into the evening to accommodate travel and special events. Longer days also interfere with our bodies’ ability to release the sleep hormone melatonin, making it more difficult to convince ourselves and our children that it’s time for bed. Even I am guilty of pushing back my children’s bedtimes. Our family recently returned from some time in the sun and the sand in Grand Bend. I’m not one to deprive a three-year-old of post dinner walks along the beach to the ice cream store. As a result, bedtime was usually 9:00 PM. When we returned to Toronto my son was happy to be home; however, the transition away from the intoxicating mix of a sandy beach, daily BBQ and spending time with friends and family definitely resulted in a vacation hangover.
