Designate a particular time each night as bed time. As soon as the clock clicks over to nine o clock, your child then knows that it s time to go to bed. But then your child always knows that she feels like she s missing something. You ll be staying up and doing something that is more exciting than going to sleep, so she won t want to go to bed. But if you set a certain time every night and stick to it, this rule is easier to follow and get used to over time.
Parents go through many tricks to try and get their children to fall asleep.
They ll sleep with their children, they ll read to them, nurse them, feed them, sing them, rock them, sit with them, punish them, tell stories and even cuddle with them. Sometimes these tricks work. The best thing to do is to get into the same routine night after night. If the routine is to go to bed and read part of a book and then go to sleep, then stick to that routine every night. It won t make the process perfect.