Baby Waking Up Too Early? Must-Know Tips For Parents

If you are a parent of a baby or young toddler, and you are struggling with a baby waking up too early (in essence before 7:00 am), you might frequently hear other parents tell you things like…

My kids always wake up at the crack of dawn.

Kids just get up early. That is the way it is.

Every morning we are up at 5:30 am.

There isn’t much you can do. That is just how kids are.

When you hear things like that, it’s easy to start believing that there is truly nothing you can do to encourage your baby to sleep later. But I’m going to share a little secret with you…there is a lot you can do about it actually. If you don’t want your baby to wake up at 5:00 am for the day, it doesn’t have to be that way.

There are simple and practical ways to teach and guide your baby towards the coveted 7:00 am wake up time. It’s not necessarily easy, nor is it a quick fix, but there are tried and solutions to this very common problem.

Start a good schedule.

This is vital towards laying the foundation for healthy sleep habits from childhood through adulthood. Sleeping at approximately the same times each day establishes consistency. So if you are hoping to teach your child to sleep later, then you must be consistent so they can too. If you are putting your child to sleep at different times each day, it is unrealistic to expect them to sleep until your desired wake up time.

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