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A veces los nios no quieren dormirse o irse a la cama. Esto pu-ede ser un problema frustrante para los padres. Algunas criaturasque siempre han dormido bien pueden negar irse a dormir o des-pertarse durante la noche.

Los nios necesitan una rutina y horas regulares de sueo,igual que para las comidas. Tanto Ud. como su hijo necesitansaber cundo es hora de tomar la siesta y de acostarse. Si Ud.establece una hora ja todos los das, le resultar ms fcil que suhijo se duerma pronto.

Para facilitar los preparativos de irse a la cama, adopte una ru-tina especial. Quince minutos antes de acostarse, dgale a su hijoque termine lo que est haciendo. Siga luego la rutina normalde lavarse los dientes, ponerse la piyama, leer un cuento o cantaruna cancin suave y meterse en la cama.

Los nios necesitan aprender a dormirse solos. Si Ud. se que-da con su hijo hasta que se duerma, puede comenzar a demorarel proceso simplemente para que Ud. no se vaya del cuarto. Sigala rutina preliminar, lale o cuntele un cuento, dle un beso y unabrazo y salga del cuarto cuando llegue el momento de dormir.

Algunas criaturas necesitan unos pocos minutos de reposoen la cama antes de quedarse dormidos. Deje que su hijo mireun libro o juegue tranquilo con un juguete. Evite los juegos queexcitan los nervios, como las cosquillas y los juegos de manos.Dgale a su hijo que en unos pocos minutos deber dejar de leer yacostarse a dormir.

1Extension Child Development and Family Life Specialist, Department of Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, New Mexico State University.

Helping Children Go to Bed/Cuando los nios no quieren irse a la camaGuide F-110/Gua F-110Diana S. Del Campo1

Parents sometimes nd that getting a child to sleepis one of the most frustrating problems they have.Children who have always slept well may suddenlyrefuse to go to bed or may start waking up duringthe night.

Children need regular routines and regular timesfor sleeping, just as they need regular times formeals. Both you and your children need to knowwhen naptime and bedtime will arrive. You willhave an easier time getting your children to sleepif you have a set time every day. A special bedtimeroutine helps young children go to sleep. Tell yourchildren about 15 minutes before bedtime to nishwhat they are doing. Then follow a regular routineof tooth-brushing, putting on pajamas, reading astory or singing a quiet song, and getting into bed.

Children need to learn to fall asleep by them-selves. If you stay with your children until they fallasleep, they may begin taking longer and longerjust to keep you around. Follow your bedtime rou-

tines, read or tell a story, give the child a hug andkiss, and leave the room when its time for sleep.Some children need a few minutes of quiet time

in bed before they can fall asleep. Let the child lookat a book or play quietly with a doll, but avoid excit-ing games like tickling and wrestling. Tell the childthat in a few minutes it will be time to stop read-ing and go to sleep. You may want to use a kitchentimer. Set it for 5 or 10 minutes and when the bellgoes off, its time for sleep.

If your child doesnt want to sleep in the dark,put a small night-light in the room. Dont make fun

of a childs fears. When a child wakes during thenight and cries, be loving but rm. If you let thechild get up or come into your bed, youll be start-ing a habit thats hard to break. Reassure the child

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Si su hijo no quiere dormirse en la oscuridad, deje una peque-a luz prendida. No se ra de sus miedos.

Cuando una criatura se despierta llorando durante la noche,sea cariosa pero rme. Si Ud. permite que la criatura se levanteo venga a su cama, puede comenzar un hbito difcil de romper.

Asegure a su hijo de que todo est bien, pero dgale que es horade dormir y que debe acostarse.

La mayora de los problemas relacionados con el sueo pueden

resolverse en poco tiempo si Ud. trata a su hijo con cario, suavi-dad y rmeza. Si su hijo se da cuenta que Ud. no le hace cumplirla rutina nocturna, tratar de retrasar al mximo la hora de irse ala cama.

Siga su rutina de cada noche. Algunas veces su hijo podr notener tanto sueo, pero puede quedarse quieto y tranquilo en sucuna o en su cama.

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that she is safe, but tell her that its sleeping timenow, and she must go back to sleep.

Most sleeping problems can be solved in a shorttime if you are gentle and loving but rm. If yourchildren sense that you will not enforce bedtimeroutines, they will keep trying to push the limits.

Stick to your bedtime routine. On some days achild might not be as sleepy as other days, but hecan still spend quiet time in his crib or bed.

Diana Del Campo is the ExtensionChild Development and Family LifeSpecialist in the Department of Exten-sion Family and Consumer Sciences at

NMSU. She earned her doctorate at theUniversity of Michigan and her mastersdegree at Virginia Tech. She is the co-author ofTaking Sides: ClashingViews in Childhood and Societyfrom

McGraw-Hill, which is in its 9th edition.

ADDITONAL INFORMATION/

INFORMACION ADICIONAL

Family Development publications

produced by New Mexico State Universitys

Cooperative Extension Service are all located at

http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_f/

Guide F-107: Helping Young Children Cope with Anger/

Ayudndole a los nios pequeos a contolar el enojo

Guide F-108: Guiding Young Children/Guiando a los nios

pequeos

Guide F-109: Toilet Training for Toddlers/Su beb aprende a

usar el bao

Guide F-110: Helping Children Go to Bed/Cuando los nios

no quieren irse a la cama

Guide F-112: Temper Tantrums/Ataques de mal genio

Guide F-115: Showing Love to Your Child/Demuestre elcario a su nio

Guide F-116: Listening is Important/Eschucha a

su hijo

Guide F-120: Creating Strong Families

Guide F-122: Understanding Teens

Guide F-213: When the New Baby Arrives/Cuando

llegue el nuevo beb

Adapted from a publication of the Cooperative Extension Service, University of California, Berkeley.