Does your child wake up in the night?

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Name: Vish
Country: India
My child gets disturbed by outside sounds. Interesting information!

Name: Janet J
Country: Jordan
My kid does wake up at night and looks for me. If i am nearby, then he sleeps again and if he does not find me, he starts crying. I guess he is afraid of something.


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Night waking is common among young children. Children wake up either out of habit, due to nightmares or because of occasional mental disturbances. But parents have to handle night waking in an intelligent manner. They have to understand that night waking has nothing to do with discipline. And there can't be any formula solutions. A parent should neither scold the child for waking up, nor should the parent be overprotective. Consider the following options for effective sleep-management of your child. 1. Do not disturb the child by touching and coddling too much during sleep. 2. Place your child in a sleeping bag or blanket sleeper. Or, you can keep a separate cot blanket to drape over your child and the toys around. 3. Install a 15-watt night-light. This will not stop your child from waking, but your child will be able to manage her emotions better.
	Rajnandini Yes my child wakes up very often at night. Sometimes either he is hungry or thirsty or scared....
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