1. Does you child sleep in your bed?Do you wake feeling like you just slept on the side of a cliff? Your Not Alone!!

2. Decreases sleep onset latency Reduction of disruptive bedtime behavior. Improved maternal mood. Establish a Bed-Time Routine

3. Step 1. Giving the child a warm bath, 30mins before bedtime. Step 2. dress the child in bedtime clothes(have a group of clothes used only at bedtime). This will provide the child with a clear distinction between daytime and bedtime. Step 3. Lotion massage, either let the child do or the parent. This signals to the child it’s time to slow down and rest. Step 4. Playing a quiet activity (such as cuddling, singing lullaby, reading a book). Step 5. Lights out within 30min of start. Positive Routine

4. “Sleep problems are one of the most common concerns of parents of young children, occurring in approx. 20-30% of infants and Toddlers” (Mindell, 2009).Child resist going to bed, Now What? Response Cost If the child is not asleep within 15 min of being put to bed, respond by getting the child out of bed and kept awake by playing with them for 30 min, and then return the child to bed. Continue until the child is asleep within 15 min of going to bed. Remember the child cannot go to sleep if you have them out of bed (response cost). Faded Bedtime Establish a bedtime, by watching the time of night your child goes to sleep without fuss. Once a bedtime is established. Use the faded bedtime to get the child to bed and asleep! If the child fall asleep within 15 min of going to bed, then bedtime for next night should be 30 min earlier. It the child is not asleep within 15 min of going to bed, then bedtime for the next night should be 30 min later.

5. You and Your Child Together for 30 min… Is it worth a full night’s sleep?