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Some Soylentils have managed to reproduce, so this study, which has findings on how to keep the young ones keep sleeping through the night, might be useful.
Overall, studies indicate that 15 to 20 percent of one to three year olds continue to have nightwakings. According to Stephanie Zandieh, M.D., Director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders and Apnea Center, The Valley Hospital, "Inappropriate sleep associations are the primary cause of frequent nightwakings. Sleep associations are those conditions that are habitually present at the time of sleep onset and in the presence of which the infant or child has learned to fall asleep. These same conditions are then required in order for the infant or child to fall back to sleep following periodic normal nighttime arousals."
Sleep associations can be appropriate (e.g., thumb sucking) or problematic (e.g., rocking, nursing, parental presence). "Problematic sleep associations are those that require parental intervention and thus cannot be reestablished independently by the child upon awakening during the night," adds Dr. Zandieh.
Here are some helpful tips to help your child sleep through the night:
Every child is different, but the techniques seem sensible and worth trying, such as giving them a security blanket (or teddy bear, etc) when being put to bed to signal it's time to sleep.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday January 04 2017, @01:52AM
Similar. My "norm" is to lie awake for half an hour or more. My mind stays busy, just won't turn off. But, there are other times when my head hits the pillow, and I'm gone. Naturally, if I'm extremely tired, the times is shorter, and if I'm not really tired, the time is longer. But, I can't always predict it either. Often times, if I haven't fallen aslee in 45 minutes or so, I just get up, take a shower, make coffee, and sit down in front of the computer. The results of that is, either I crash and burn, or I just stay up all night.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 04 2017, @10:56AM
Similar. My "norm" is to lie awake for half an hour or more. My mind stays busy, just won't turn off.
One of the bigger lies Runaway has told us. How can a mind not be turned off, if it was never functioning in the first place? Oh, grate, now Runaway will have to lie AWAKE even longer to ponder that one, and to wait for the President-elect 3am tweet.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday January 04 2017, @02:30PM
I still haven't decided whether there are half a dozen of you who spend their time making personal attacks on me, or if it's just one person. Do I have one big fan, or a score of little fans? One thing for sure - none of you can have a real life, if the best use of your time is to follow me around to make personal attacks.