Once you find the right blackout shades and best breeze summer sleep can be great! We all can enjoy the slumber after a day at the beach or a shaded hike in New England. But camps are winding down, the sun is setting earlier, and it turns out that ice cream isn’t a food group (I know we need to work to change this). You know what this means….school is starting soon!
When children aren’t sleeping well not only are they tired, but they also lack impulse control and all of those good behavioral things that we want for our kids are put to the back burner because our body is just running on fumes. Let’s give teachers the best first day gift through well rested kiddos!
Client story
“As parents we can relate to needing to get back on track. When our daughter doesn’t sleep well we know it! She definitely isn’t as pleasant to be around. So when it came time to get back to her normal sleep schedule we reached out to Kelsey immediately (she had helped us initially with our youngest). For 5 year old Caroline, the small changes made a big difference and Kelsey was really able to help us prepare Caroline to hit the ground running with kindergarten and have great sleep schedule from day one”
Mom of 5 year old
Here are some tips you can start doing tonight to prepare for the start of a new school year:
- Gradually adjusting your child’s bedtime (similar to time change). Adjust bedtime and wake times by about 10 minutes per day.
- Help children wind down through meditation. It can help those with first-day jitters. Kids that are maybe not used to doing any type of meditating you can look into a device called the Zenimal and this is a screen free meditation device, which is key when you’re doing things at bedtime, that helps teach younger children how to shut off their brain. Use code nestedsleep for discount!
- Morning routines! Talk through and ask your child what they need to do in the morning such as getting up, going to the bathroom, brushing their teeth, etc. That is going to help them know what they need to accomplish in the morning and just move throughout the routine with ease. Also consider a visual routine chart such as this one! And don’t forget it also starts with the parents morning routines getting on track too!
- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends children 3 to 5 years of age should sleep 10 to 13 hours per 24 hours (including naps). Children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours. Teenagers 13 to 18 years of age should sleep 8 to 10 hours per 24 hours. Adults should sleep 7 or more hours per night.
If you need back to school sleep help I’m always just a phone call away, book your free 15 minute discovery call here to see how I can help make your nest a rested one!
