Make Bedtime Special by:Sudha Gupta
The sleep that comes in the lap of mother or the arms of father is the sweetest
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According to your calculation, you know it's time to sleep because your child has to be up in the morning for school or you have some other plans. But your naughty little darling doesn't want to sleep. What do you do ? Create fuss over his fussiness? Certainly not. So how do you ensure that his fussiness changes into readiness at bedtime.
Understand why children create fuss: When we force children to sleep at the time we want, they feel their independence is being taken away. In order to be in control of the situation, they rebel. So, always give them a choice to wait for 5 or 10 minutes or make it look as if they are sleeping with their own choice.
Be relaxed yourself: Don't stretch yourself so much during the day that you are too tired at the time of sleep and you have no room for flexibility. Always save energy and start the sleep routine a little early keeping margin for your child's tantrums.
Offer choice rather than orders: Let your child find fun in getting ready for sleep. Like do you want to dress up in yellow or red night suit , do you want to sleep with teddy bear or your dog and so on.
Do special things: Read stories to your child, engage in a warm chat, discuss his day ,give lots of kisses and hugs before you put your child to bed so that the child feels special. Make bedtime a time when you can relax and strengthen your bond with the child.
Both the parents should participate: A child feels secure, loved and complete when both father and mother join in with the child at the time of sleep .He enjoys the fact that at the end of the day the most important people in his life are by his side and he dozes off with a smile.
Parenting Tip : Ensure that bed time is a time full of warmth and love so that child sleeps feeling happy and secure.
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As an educationist, she has single-handedly revolutionized pre-school education. Her thoughts have inspired parents and teachers to look at early childhood education from a new perspective. Her emphasis on overall development of child and not just academics has opened new window for tiny tots to blossom into extraordinary beings. Now this visionary has set her eyes to transform formal education system through Presidium, a proposed senior secondary school.
As an expert on parenting, she has given parenting its due importance and popularity. She conducts seminars and orientations regularly to guide parents about positive parenting. Her mission to transform parenting does not limit to a few thousand parents whose children pass out of various branches of Mother's Pride but millions of parents across the country through her publications in leading newspapers and magazines. As a social activist, Sudha Gupta's concern for the society and country is evident not only in her writing, but takes practical shape in the form of a NGO called Sparsh.
Sparsh has so far reached out to millions of poor, needy, mentally and physically challenged children as well as generous contributions have been made as aid to families of Kargil martyrs and Tsunami victims.
In just a few years, Mrs. Gupta has achieved more than what would ordinarily take a lifetime.
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