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10 Ways to Make Bedtime the Best Time
Help Your Bedwetting Child Sleep a Little Sounder
By Kelly Burgess
McCabe-Maucher also encourages families of adopted children to include pictures taken during the adoption process, including photos of the social worker who conducted their home study and any other important papers or people involved in the process.
Visualize
Lonna Corder, a parent coach in of San Francisco, Calif., says that teaching children breathing and visualization is rapidly becoming the method of choice for helping children cope with stress and overcome anxiety. Before bed, have the child take several deep breaths, from the abdomen, breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. Once the child is in bed, the parent can lie down beside them and walk them through this easy process:
- Have the child visualize each body part in turn, beginning with the feet, and "feel" each of those parts and imagine them relaxing.
- Have the child visualize the bladder and feel that it will have control.
- Continue to reassure the child that eventually the bladder will have control, even if it may not be tonight.
Corder also recommends yoga for children, for its emphasis on relaxing poses and breathing techniques. "The key is reducing anxiety and these are proven technique for doing so both in adults and children," she says.
