SYNC BEDTIME TO HIS BODY CLOCK
If only bedtime happened like it did in The Waltons: a quick ‘goodnight’ and everyone’s fast asleep. But we’re guessing it’s not quite that easy in your house. “A quarter of toddlers experience some kind of sleep disturbance,” says sleep expert and psychologist Dr Monique LeBourgeois, “and one of the most common issues is what we call ‘bedtime resistance’.” This might mean that your toddler struggles to fall asleep, has regular tantrums at bedtime, or that he goes to bed but then repeatedly reappears to ask for a drink, cuddle or another story. Whatever he’s up to, the result
