Whilst we accept that new babies are prone to waking up in the night, once children gets to a certain age, adults fairly reasonably begin to hope they’ll start to get a full night’s sleep again...  One day…  Please?  At Kidzdens, we empathise with the dread of sleep deprivation but we are also well aware that parents are often their own worst enemies when it comes to helping their kids beds get a full night’s use!  Here we’re going to take a look at how to break the cycle and help the whole family, children included.

Generally after about 3 months, your child can hold enough food in their belly not to be hungry overnight.  Thereafter, any wakefulness is a consequence of habit and, in lots of cases, our babies not having picked up the requisite “falling asleep” skills, when they’re tucked up in their kids beds. And if this is the case then, unfortunately, us parents are reaping what we’ve sown for it is usually the case that the very strategies you rely on - jiggling, nursing, singing, etc – are those that your baby becomes reliant on every time his sleep cycle brings him into a light sleep state; and so you’ll be obliged to jiggle, suckle, etc every 90 minutes or so throughout the night.

So, clearly, you need to encourage your baby to pick up healthy sleep habits. Ensuring they’re awake when you put them into your beds for kids is central. If they fuss or cry, engage and comfort them but always return to the kids beds awake. Your babies will gradually learn to comfort themselves to sleep.

As they get older, the issue becomes less about whether they can fall asleep and more about their conscious desire to be there in the first place.  Creating an environment that they want to be in becomes crucial, with childrens furniture that is the right size for them and is decorated with colours and characters that they love will help children establish a direct causal connection between their bed and comfort.

Kidzdens have a fantastic array of kids beds, kids bedding and accessories along with broader ranges of childrens furniture that will ensure your kids love their bedroom and love spending time there.  Making sure they can get to sleep once they’re in there, however, is of course down to teaching them the skills to help themselves.