How do I get my 4 yr old to sleep without a night light and radio on?
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Every night it seems to be a battle with her. We have an 8 yr old and a 4 yr old sleeping in the same room together. The 8yr old can not sleep with the radio or night light on... and the little one can't sleep without it. How do I break this habit? Also my youngest seems to have problems with objects that you wouldn't think is normal. If a clock has been disconnected and it blinks...it bothers her. If things are out of place it bothers her. We are un sure why. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks!
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Honestly, this isn't something you should try to "break". Forcing a child to sleep in a dark, silent room will bring fear. My boys are three and eleven and we live in a two bedroom apartment. If you are unable to split the sleeping areas, you might want to split the sleeping times...put the little one to bed an hour or so before the elder. Turn off the radio and nightlight once the little one is asleep. (By the way, you might want to switch to an instrumental cd. The radio's changing tunes and inflections will interest her rather than soothe her as she gets older. I use Canyon Heartbeat with pipe flute and drums. My son is out before the first song is over because he hears a specific set of notes and his mind knows it's time to sleep.) If she wakes up in the middle of the night often, once the elder is asleep, turn the nightlight back on. Or see if you can put it on the wall opposite the elder to try and hide the glow. Colored nightlights don't have much radiance, but will soothe a child's fears.
As far as the obsessive-compulsive behaviors (blinking clocks, etc.) just reassure her it is fine the way that it is. Don't change things to suit her. If she persists, try to distract her and get her involved in something else. She's at the age where she's learning how things should be, and thinks in black and white, right and wrong, yes and no. She needs to learn the gray areas. Be gentle and reassuring, yet firm. If these behaviors persist into kindergarden with not much improvement, there might be a disorder that needs to be addressed, but it's not much to worry about right now. She's just trying to figure out how the world works. Good luck to you and sweet dreams...
Honestly, this isn't something you should try to "break". Forcing a child to sleep in a dark, silent room will bring fear. My boys are three and eleven and we live in a two bedroom apartment. If you are unable to split the sleeping areas, you might want to split the sleeping times...put the little one to bed an hour or so before the elder. Turn off the radio and nightlight once the little one is asleep. (By the way, you might want to switch to an instrumental cd. The radio's changing tunes and inflections will interest her rather than soothe her as she gets older. I use Canyon Heartbeat with pipe flute and drums. My son is out before the first song is over because he hears a specific set of notes and his mind knows it's time to sleep.) If she wakes up in the middle of the night often, once the elder is asleep, turn the nightlight back on. Or see if you can put it on the wall opposite the elder to try and hide the glow. Colored nightlights don't have much radiance, but will soothe a child's fears.
As far as the obsessive-compulsive behaviors (blinking clocks, etc.) just reassure her it is fine the way that it is. Don't change things to suit her. If she persists, try to distract her and get her involved in something else. She's at the age where she's learning how things should be, and thinks in black and white, right and wrong, yes and no. She needs to learn the gray areas. Be gentle and reassuring, yet firm. If these behaviors persist into kindergarden with not much improvement, there might be a disorder that needs to be addressed, but it's not much to worry about right now. She's just trying to figure out how the world works. Good luck to you and sweet dreams...
Is it ok to be naked around your children?
I have two kids, a three year old boy and a two year old girl. Money is a bit tight, so we live in a small apartment with one bathroom. We have been naked in the presence of the kids in a number of situations (bathing them, or when we are getting a shower or dressing in the morning). We sleep naked, and a couple of occasions they have come to our bed when scared at night. We think it would be comfortable to tolerate some degree of nudity at home, but are not sure how to handle it once the kids are older. Any ideas on what we should do or not do?
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Nothing wrong with being naked. It's parents who humiliate their children about nudity, how they dress, talk etc that will affect their perception of these things for the rest of their lives in a negative light. There is nothing wrong with the human body, it's the perverted few that ruin it for most.
As the children get older then as long as you teach them the appropriate social behaviors among the public or social acceptance, and they start to be more aware of their bodies then they will probably naturally start to be shy about that. And I guess at that time you and your husband would have to be more aware and maybe give a heads up if they come into the bedroom or bathroom etc.
Nothing wrong with being naked. It's parents who humiliate their children about nudity, how they dress, talk etc that will affect their perception of these things for the rest of their lives in a negative light. There is nothing wrong with the human body, it's the perverted few that ruin it for most.
As the children get older then as long as you teach them the appropriate social behaviors among the public or social acceptance, and they start to be more aware of their bodies then they will probably naturally start to be shy about that. And I guess at that time you and your husband would have to be more aware and maybe give a heads up if they come into the bedroom or bathroom etc.
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