Ours take quite a long time to sleep once he is put in bed and lights are switched off. The duration can be something from 15 min to an hour. He will complain of skin irritation and my wife will put on something but even then kid takes his own time.
Is this normal ? Please share experiences and tip, if any.
Re: How much time should a two year old take to sleep ?
kids take 20-40 minutes but you can help him doze off easily by making sure
he has a good dinner,
no sugary stuff after 4p.m
warm milk help going to sleep
a warm bath or soothing nighttime ritual, read a book or night time massage to help relax him
It also helps to keep the room dark and make sure it's quite in the house. I use to use a noise maker if there the t.v was on downstairs.
Re: How much time should a two year old take to sleep ?
its pretty normal for a toddler to take soem time to fall asleep.. but all the stuff njgal said is good... you have to calm them down... u cant take a kid who is bouncing off walls and put him to bed thinking they will just doze off in mins. nopes.
calm them down.. the best thing to have is a soothing bed time ritual. which not only brings down teh child's active level, but also signals to the toddler that its time for bed.