Create bedtime rituals for better sleep

       January 1, 0000    1177

 

Lack of sleep may hamper your efforts to recover from the anxiety disorder. If you are having some troubles in sleeping, find out the reasons to it and make the necessary changes to it in order to help to get back to the track. A good amount of sleep, about eight hours a day, is essential. You need a good sleep to come over with the stress and the tiredness. For having a good sleep, it would be preferable if you follow certain bedtime rituals.

Bedtime rituals

You could follow certain steps before going to bed and follow them everyday. If you do, so then, you will be acquainted to them, rituals, and the sleep would too. Relaxation, warm bath, etc. could be a part of your routine. You could follow a certain ritual everyday it would help you having a better sleep. You can follow a routine for yourself like taking a bath, then dinning, then reading some books, then spending some time with your children, then spending some time with your spouse, then going off to sleep. Planning a ritual is very necessary as well good. You could also make a certain routine to follow for your children also.

Rituals for you and your children

You could create some daily routine, follow rituals, for your kids before going to bed. Having a same routine followed everyday helps creating closeness and a comfort level for your children. You could say the same things to your children before your children go off to sleep. When your children were, small you would rock them to sleep with some songs but as they get older they would still love to listen to that song, it would create a special significance to them. Set some time everyday for your children before going off to sleep. Spend some time with the, let them tell you about the whole day, listen to them. Let them also tell you whatever is in their minds, if you do so they would for surely appreciate it. You may want to read something, books, for your children, set a time for reading before going to bed. This would help making them better readers along with creating a special bond between you and your children.

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