Bedtime problem and mouth stuffing.

ho Shivani Bariya Sheth! how r u! it's indeed frustrating when children don't sleep even after persistent attempts to make them sleep.. Shivani it seems she doesn't want to call it a day and makes all attempts so that she doesn't have to fall asleep. try not to give your reaction. just dim the lights, minimize distractions around, face towards other side and lie down . pretend u have already slept. also during the day shift her sleep time one to two hours before she normally sleeps so that the gap between nap and night sleep is increased. the more u would seem to make efforts to make her sleep , more she would make efforts not to sleep. hope this will be of help to u!

hi Shikha thank you. bed time problem is resolve slowly. I skipped her evening nap. but still facing her mouth stuffing problem. because of that she vomit her meal most of the time. she slept at around 11 or 12'o clock. and wakes up at 9 or 10. she hardly feed during night. daily I try to give her different different breakfast but she refused to eat. then she directly had her lunch. I am really worried for her because she is underweight. pls suggest something. thank you.

Shivani her body clock is set and it will take time to adjust to any change . since she is used to getting up late and skipping her breakfast, it will take time for her to change routine. u have to be really patient and gradually make her wake up early .say make it fifteen minutes earlier than previous day. so if u have been waking her up at 10, now wake her up at quarter to 10 and next day again 15 minutes earlier .this will not put her system under stress . also if possible take her to the park, or play with her in the morning, as increased physical activity will make her feel hungry and she might accept whatever u offer to her.. have patience and try and understand her likes and dislikes, what works well with her and what irritates her. Shivani, it will take time but she will come around sooner or later.

thank you so much Shikha