Is your child ready for sleep?
If bed time is a battleground and the last thing your child wants to do is sleep - this is for you!
The Ready For Sleep Mini Series is a free 4-part series of short classes to help you smooth out your bed time routine and your child sleep more peacefully delivered straight to your inbox!
Brush your teeth, get into your pjs and get ready to enjoy a great night’s sleep!
Your welcome email will arrive right away along with an email with the first video so you’re ready to get started tonight!
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The Benefits of Bed Time Yoga
Bed Time is a great time for any child (or adult!) to practice yoga.
Yoga Asana (poses) activates the parasympathetic nervous system (think rest and digest) which literally helps prepare the body for resting, so kids are ready to go to sleep, and stay asleep for the right length of time.
Bed Time yoga also helps establish a routine, which as every parent knows; is crucial to helping your child develop healthy sleep habits.
Regular yoga before bed has also been shown to reduce insomnia and sleep problems repeatedly in studies.
This is why the Ready To Sleep Series is in four parts, for you to keep and revisit as may times as you like.
Sources:
Narasingharao, K., Pradhan, B., & Navaneetham, J. (2016), Field, T., Diego, M., Delgado, J., & Medina, L. (2013)
Hariprasad, V. R., Sivakumar, P. T., Koparde, V., Varambally, S., Thirthalli, J., Varghese, M., Basavaraddi, I. V., & Gangadhar, B. N. (2013)
Vera, F. M., Manzaneque, J. M., Maldonado, E. F., Carranque, G. A., Rodriguez, F. M., Blanca, M. J., & Morell, M. (2009)
How Much Sleep Does Your Child Need?
The National Sleep Foundation shares the below sleep requirements for children.
Whilst I do believe that every child is different it is helpful to have a guide on how much sleep the average child your age requires.
Age – Daily Sleep Requirement
Toddlers (1 – 2 years) 11 – 14 hours
Pre-schoolers (3 – 5 years) 10 – 13 hours
School-aged children (6 – 10 years) 9 – 11 hours
Teenagers (14 – 17 years) 8 – 10 hours
Meet The Teacher
Hi, I’m Vic!
Having taught in primary schools for six years I retrained as a specialist Children’s Yoga Teacher after having children of my own.
I am passionate about the benefits yoga can bring into children’s lives and love to create fun, active classes bringing the best yoga can offer to children and teens.
I strongly believe that every child can benefit from yoga and mindfulness. Here at Inner Child Yoga School, we have a suite of comprehensive resources to help make yoga simple for you to share with the children in your life.
Evening Journaling
Encouraging children to reflect on their day is another great practice for the evening. Here is a daily reflections sheet which you could enjoy with your child before your evening yoga
