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Published: 2010-05-20T12:27:33+00:00

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Chapter 5: Setting the Mood for Sleep 139

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Pick the Right Bedtime Story

When picking a bedtime story for your baby, choose one that is quiet and soothing and will help set the mood for bedtime. Stay away from books that create excitement or stimulation for your baby or child. An example of a good bedtime story is Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown.

Not all books that involve sleep are good bedtime stories. A story that involves bedtime but also involves yelling and jumping on the bed would not be an ideal candidate for a bedtime story.

Books that excite children do not lead to soothing bedtime sleep.

While these stories might be a great daytime story, they should not be used as part of a soothing bedtime routine.

If your child is old enough to pick out her own bedtime stories, make sure you have predetermined which stories are suitable for bedtime stories, and have her pick only from the predetermined bedtime stories.

For older children, it is also important to have a set number of books that you will read at bedtime and not read any more than that amount. If you allow the one extra book tonight, chances are that when tomorrow night arrives, one extra will turn to two extra, and stalling techniques will get worse with time.

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