What’s a parent to do to avoid their kids to be

stressed?

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Make sure your kids get the right amount of

SLEEP TIME

How do you ensure that your child does get enough sleep and the

right sort of sleep? 

It’s at this point, you’re likely to be feeling horribly guilty every way you turn: you feel guilty if your

child isn’t getting a chance to do those fun and enriching activities.

 But you feel guilty if you are doing those activities because this

could be putting a bit too much onto your child. 

So take a deep breath. You are a good parent and you want the

best for your child. You love him or her to bits. And you don’t need to

be driven by guilt.

First of all, take a look at your child’s schedule  --their time diet. 

Put a limit on the number of activities outside preschool that

your child does.

During the preschool years, one extra thing is enough.  And leave the rest of the days free so your

child can have time to just discover who he/she is.

One thing that is fundamental in Montessori education is that

children will do things at their own pace and should be allowed to

concentrate on an activity for as long as they want to. 

Heavy-duty scheduling goes right against this. Slow down. Do not

worry about whether your child is getting enough stimulation and enrichment and socialisation at

home when he/she is not at preschool. 

If you do want to choose an activity for your child out of

preschool time, choose carefully.

Sometimes, you may have to say no to some of the wonderful things

that are on offer.

The way to choose is to study your child (another Montessori

principle) and see what he or she is into.

If your child doesn’t seem to stop dancing, then music and

movement classes are probably a goer. If your child is always

wanting to play a particular sport, then pick that sport. 

The other thing to do is to have a proper wind-down schedule for

bedtime.

 Put TVs, computers and i-Things to bed earlier, especially as these stop the brain producing sleep-

inducing melatonin.

Incidentally, this is as beneficial for parents as it is for children.

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