What Should Parents Do to Make Children Want to Sleep Alone?

JAKARTA - Independence is needed for children to prepare for their future. One way to start training independence is by teaching children to dare to sleep alone. Most parents already understand the benefits of this. Unfortunately, many parents are still reluctant to ask their children to sleep alone for various reasons.

When they are still babies, parents usually feel that it is not appropriate to teach children to sleep on their own. However, it will then become a dilemma when parents cannot stop the habit of children sleeping with them. For this reason, try to apply some tips so that children can sleep on their own.

Since the child is still an infant or toddler, try making a special box as his bed. The box, at the beginning of the baby's age, can be placed in one room with the parents' bedroom. However, after you feel that the little one can be monitored from a distance, you can start placing the box in the room that will later become his room.

Then, make a special area in their bedroom so that the child wants to sleep alone. Starting from the wardrobe, toy place, to the study table can be placed in it. So that the child is more comfortable, clean the room using a theme or atmosphere according to his taste. For example, if the child likes Mickey Mouse, this character becomes the main character when decorating the interior. Starting from the color to the ornaments contained in it.

Ask your child to feel proud of the items he has in the room. Not only is pride created, but start inviting the baby to help clean the room and furniture. This will make the child responsible for what is in his room.

For parents who have prepared a special room for children from the beginning, start to get your baby used to sleeping alone, especially when entering school age. Occasionally you can still accompany him to sleep for a while in the little one's room. You can also invite him to sleep together in your room occasionally, for example during the weekend. This is useful for strengthening the inner bond between parents and children.

In order for children to want to sleep on their own, they can also be made proud, for their attitude to learn independently. The way is to tell them about their attitude who have slept on their own, with a praising tone in front of their friends and in the family.