Twelve Tips to Get You Sleeping Like A Toddler Every Night

Want to put an end to the misery of sleepless nights and weary days? You can! Sleep is natural and necessary so, barring disturbances such as new babies and snoring partners, we can all get the sleep we need. That is unless we are doing something to prevent it. Are you willing to make some changes?

How did you sleep when your were a little child? Maybe your Mom gave you a sleeping pill to get you off to sleep at night? No? So what do little kids do that lets them sleep so well? For a start they go to bed when they are tired and they don't lie there worrying about the day.

Alarm clocks are not needed, little kids wake when they have had enough sleep, even if Mom hasn't. Oh yes, they don't have to work long hours and mostly they don't smoke or drink coffee. What about exercise? Have you ever tried to keep up with a two year old?

Blame Edison for inventing the electric light if you like. He and others made it possible for us to ignore night and day and to work and play at any hour. Its unrealistic to try and go back to living in the way we did before electricity, cell phones, computers, TV and long working days, but we can be a little more childlike in our habits.

Ok so here is your Sleep Like A Toddler Plan to End Sleepless Nights.

1. No caffeine after 4.00pm

2. No smoking or nicotine replacements in the late evening.

3. Have a milk drink and a sandwich or small cookie at bedtime.

4. At least 30 minutes exercise will help a lot but don't exercise just before bedtime.

5. Don't keep working all evening, relax for at least an hour before going to bed.

6. Don't expose yourself to light in the late evening, that includes your computer screen.

7. Relax in bed and don't think about your problems.

8. Learn some relaxation techniques such as PMR or meditation and do them daily.

9. Go to bed at the same time every night and early enough to give you 8 hours sleep.

10. Bed time and rising should be the same at the weekend as they are during the week.

11. Come home from social occasions in time to stick to your bedtime routine.

12. Don't take sleeping pills they impair your performance more than being tired does.

All of these tips will help you if you carry them out regularly and for some time.

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