๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐? ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ!
Causes of early rising in toddlers:
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐: Learning to walk/run/climb and new language acquisition are notorious interrupters of sleep
๐ก๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: If your toddler is ready for less daytime sleep, sometimes this will present with early risings.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: A child may be more likely to have a need for connection in order to get back to sleep after having been separated from the primary caregiver for the majority of the night. Couple this with the fact that sleep drive wears down, and you may have an early riser on your hands.
๐ฆ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐: As kids get older, their need for sleep reduces. There are only so many hours any one person can sleep, and your child may be maxing out earlier than youโd like!
๐๐ผ๐๐ผ What can you do?
โจ Adjust the schedule – this may mean dropping or capping a nap, or adjusting the timing of bedtime to shift your toddlerโs sleep to a time that works better for your family
โจ Give your child lots of opportunity for connection before bed. You can even designate specific connection-based activities to be part of the post workday or bedtime routine
โจ Make sure that when your toddler wakes, there isnโt an incentive to continue to wake at that time. Keep things as nighttime-like and boring as possible, with lights off or simmer until your desired wake time
โจ Embrace it! Early rises are super annoying, but youโd be surprised how much you can get done in those early morning hours. Plus, in most cases, and early rise likely means bedtime will be early enough to allow you to have a few hours to yourself before going to bed
