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Top 5 Sleep Tips
1. Create a sleep inducing "sleep environment": dark room, cool, white noise of some sort
2. Create a consistent sleep schedule.
3. Make sure your children get an age appropriate amount of sleep.
4. Limit things that may hinder sleep: caffeine, sugar, tv/video games
5. Have a simple, attainable bedtime routine
-Infants: Swaddle
-Infants: Don't let them get overtired- they will probably only have 1-2 hours between sleep
2. Create a consistent sleep schedule.
3. Make sure your children get an age appropriate amount of sleep.
4. Limit things that may hinder sleep: caffeine, sugar, tv/video games
5. Have a simple, attainable bedtime routine
-Infants: Swaddle
-Infants: Don't let them get overtired- they will probably only have 1-2 hours between sleep
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3 comments:
Good question! Here are a couple things I have done:
1) Stay at a hotel where I can afford a suite, so we can put the kids down to bed at their bedtime and we can stay up in the other room.
2) If we're staying somewhere where it's going to be hard to give the kids a nap, I try to plan a car trip at nap time so they can sleep in the car.
3) If we are changing time zones I try to keep them on California time as much as possible, so on the east coast that means bedtime is at 11:00 pm instead of 8:00 and we don't start the day until after 10:00 am.
4) I try to be consistent with as many other things as possible, including diet, routines, etc. and always bring a blanket and baby from home. =)
We just got back from our annual summer trip, and I have to say that this was the easiest yet as far as sleeping went! Now that they are 3 1/2 and almost 5, they are much more adaptable than they were as babies. Tanner even layed on the beach to nap most days we were there (he's my big sleeper, so good thing!)
I agree with Ruth - probably the biggest help to getting them to sleep while traveling is to be able to put them in a room for bed and close the door. That way you can still enforce bedtime without having go to bed when they do! The 2 and only times we stayed in a hotel when Hayley was a baby, we didn't get a suite, she had a really hard time falling asleep, and Trevor was mad he couldn't watch the Laker game... lesson learned.
We've also figured out that the first night is always the hardest. They're in a new place, which makes it hard to settle down, and it's not their bed or room, which makes it hard to get to sleep. Sometimes that first night you spend awhile putting them back to bed, but it's always better subsequent nights. Especially if you can keep their meals and other routines as close to normal as possible.
Also, try to cut them some slack - kids have a harder time being away from home than we do. Stick to the routine without getting angry that they're not going to sleep as easily as they do at home - your patience will pay off!
Brandon & I haven't really taken Christopher on any long family vacations yet; but we are planning on either a summer vacation this year or next. Our son is just over two years old and I would love any tips you could give me for taking him on a trip; some things like 2-day vs. a week long, etc. what are good plans for those, what are some experiences you've had, etc.
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