Back-to-School Frenzy!

Discover 6 Tips to Help Your Child Sleep Better

For children, as well as their parents, the start of the school year can be quite stressful. Among the many symptoms that can be attributed to stress, sleep disorders and fatigue are the most common. In fact, stress is the cause of half of all sleep disorders, and unfortunately, lack of sleep exacerbates stress.¹

Therefore, it is important to reintroduce more discipline into daily (and nightly) schedules, often neglected during the holidays, to gently prepare for the back-to-school routine. This helps children (and parents!) manage the return to school better, reduce back-to-school stress, and promote better sleep.

Why Sleep? Sleep is a Fundamental Element of Well-being

The Canadian sleep campaign “Sleep On It” reminds us that sleep is a valuable ally for physical and psychological health, as well as for preventing health problems. Sleep helps to conserve energy and rejuvenate, improve memory and learning, and better manage emotions and stress.²

Sleep is as fundamental to our health as food and water. In fact, not getting enough sleep has a significant impact on our productivity, behavior, and overall quality of life.³ Children who do not get enough sleep may have difficulty getting through the day and may also struggle to fall asleep at night.⁴

Research indicates that most school-aged children need about 10 hours of sleep each night.⁴ However, as we all know, this can sometimes be difficult to achieve, especially when they need to adjust to a new back-to-school schedule.

How to Help Our Children Sleep Better? Change the Rhythm!

It’s necessary to gently return to a normal daily routine that will promote more restful sleep. Here are 6 tips to help you achieve this ⁴:

• Establish a bedtime ritual and sleep habits: set a fixed time (even on weekends), warm bath, pajamas, reading a story, cuddles, lullabies, etc.
• Avoid screen use before bedtime. Encourage more reading or listening to calm music.
• Set the wake-up time earlier.
• Create a smooth transition between the day’s hustle and the night’s calm; dim the lights and lower your voice.
• Ensure your child exercises regularly.
• Provide balanced and healthy meals and try to eat at regular times.

 

 

 

Homeopathy Can Also Help

Discover two Boiron homeopathic medicines to relieve stress and minor sleep disorders:

Quietude® Children

For children from 6 months to 11 years old, Quietude® Children* is a homeopathic medicine to relieve mild sleep disorders (nightmares, night terrors, occasional sleeplessness), irritability, and restlessness associated with nervousness. With no sugar, no dye and no preservative, Quietude Children is available in boxes of 30 pre-measured drinkable single doses of 1 ml, hygienic and convenient. Its neutral taste makes it easy to take, helping children get back to sleep.

Passiflora Compose

For adults and children from 1 year old, Passiflora Compose* is a homeopathic medicine for stress, nervousness, restlessness, and insomnia. It is available in the form of 4g tubes of pellets. The pellets are easy to take using the pellet dispenser, which delivers the right amount, and the dosing cap, which avoids touching them. They are flavorless and quickly dissolve in the mouth (for children under 2 years old, dissolve dose in a small amount of water before administering).

*These homeopathic medicines may not be suitable for everyone. Always read the label and follow the instructions.

Reference

 

1    https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/stress-and-insomnia

 

2    Why sleep? – SLEEP ON IT! – Canadian Public Health Campaign on Sleep (sleeponitcanada.ca)

 

3    Canadian Social Trends: Who gets any sleep these days? Sleep patterns of Canadians (statcan.gc.ca)

 

4    Healthy sleep for your baby and child | Caring for kids (cps.ca)