Holidays: 6 tips for the child to sleep peacefully everywhere

A progressive transition towards a new environment

To help the child adapt, it is recommended to used from the first releases To sleep from your usual bed. So when accompanied by weekends or on vacation, the change will be less destabilizing. This habit creates trust and facilitates falling asleep in a new space.

Upon arrival, take the time to present the bedroom, the bed and family objects. Playing a little in the room with the child allows him to get used to new smells and feel safe.

Choose a calm place, favorable to rest

During the holidays, it is better to opt for a quiet and temperate place, for noise and constant flows. I favor the quieter room, isolated from the spaces of meals or entertainment, especially if you participate in noisy events like a wedding.

Keep the rhythm: routines and sins

Keep the same routine of home is essential: now to go to bed, bathroom, history, hug, everything must remain coherent and reassuring, even with a small hourly adjustment. The regularity of sleep is crucial for the quality of rest.

Do not jump the nap, even on the move: it remains essential up to about 3 years. It helps the child avoid the phases of intense tiredness in the evening and awakenings of the night.

Recreate a reassuring environment

Take family objects: sleeping bag, duvet, bed linen. They provide olfactory and visual benchmarks needed to fall asleep. Provide equipment to create the black total (nomadic curtains, blackout curtains or even an aluminum sheet or threading bags thickening, everything is good to take!) To avoid the alarm due to the light of the day.

Reassure with kindness

Talk to the child calmly to install it psychologically in the new place. Your serenity has a direct impact on his. This verbal and emotional bond is essential to appease the anxieties related to the change of the environment.

It is normal to deviate a little with the usual ritual, in particular the first days. From the other hugs, but keep a controlled progression so as not to disturb the signs.

Faces the summer heat

Strong temperatures can make it difficult to sleep. Here are the best recommended practices:

• Dress your baby according to the internal temperature: body alone above 28 ° C, light or sleeping bag adapted between 20 and 27 ° C
• Close shutters and curtains during the day to limit the heat, ventilate the morning before dawn
• Update the air without directing it directly on the child: widespread fan (not aimed at baby) or bed/air conditioning extinct during the night if it’s very cold
• Maintain good hydration: milk or water depending on age, especially during hot nights

Following these suggestions, you will protect your child’s sleep without sacrificing your holiday. A reassuring picture, benevolent attention and constant benchmark allow the child to rest and the whole family to fully exploit the stay. Baby Sereno = Serene parents: take advantage of your energy together.