For three-year old Esha, and her exasperated mother, bedtime is battle time. Despite various efforts of her mother, Esha just refuses to go to bed in time. The daily battle ends when Esha s tired parents fall asleep, and the child still remains awake. This scenario is common in many households.
Parents end up getting late in the morning schedule due to their late nights.
The late nights become even more disturbing when the child outgrows the pre-school age. The household has to try very hard to change the child s schedule after the morning school starts. Therefore it is very important to inculcate the habit of sleeping in time at a very young age. Experts feel that the key to put an end to bedtime battles lies in understanding why your child resists sleep. So they may treat sleeping as separation from their parents, and hence try to postpone the sleeping time as much as possible.