Good Bedtime = Good Behavior!

Here’s some research to back up what moms and dads already know:

In the journal Pediatrics, researchers found that, on average, children’s behavior got worse as the number of nights they did not go to bed on time increased. This research data was collected in London based on 10,230 children with bedtime information collected from interviews with mothers when the children were 3, 5 and 7 years old.

However, there’s good news! The effects of not having a regular bedtime appear to be reversible. According to the study, “For children who changed from not having to having regular bedtimes, there were improvements in behavioral scores.”

How can Practickle help? If you find that your evening is running behind schedule, shorten your regular story time. Give your child a new Practickle book with guidance to look at the illustrations on their own as they are lying in bed. You may even point out a few things that they may look for as they are falling asleep. The next evening, your story time may begin with a review of the illustrations. Or, if there isn’t a new book around, give them a prior month’s Practickle book that they can read on their own.

Source: Minneapolis Star/Tribune – 10/18/2013

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