![]() ![]() If he needs help falling asleep, (you have not really said exactly how he ends up falling asleep) but if he needs you to stay, then do not actually crawl into bed with him, just sit beside the bed or just leave and check on him. Have a couple of stories and maybe a little snack, something like yogurt or a piece of cheese, and then into that bed. So back way up and start with a nice bedtime routine that is about a half an hour long, after dinner. It is the same for a child and so that is going to make it even harder for him. It’s almost like you feel like you drank too much coffee right before bed a jittery feeling. ![]() Have you have ever had a night where you are really overtired and you climb into bed when you know you are exhausted but you cannot get to sleep? You are tossing and turning and you feel fidgety. Anything past 8:00pm and I would be worrying that a second wind is going to get caught and he is going to be acting hyper. I can already tell that you are probably cringing and thinking ‘that is just craziness’ but honestly, he should be in bed by about 7:30 or 8:00pm at the very latest. So I am going to suggest something pretty radical here, and that is to move his bedtime up to 7:30pm. It is going to be all the harder for him to calm down and get to that place he needs to be, in order for sleep to come. A lot of people think, “He just does not seem tired”, and “Look how hyper and happy he is.” but that could be because you waited too long and now overtiredness and hyperactivity is setting in. They are running around and are usually in a great mood, fun to be with, giggling easily, being a bit silly and really hyper. What I’m guessing is happening is that your three-year-old is catching the second wind and what often happens during a second wind (especially in a three-year-old) is that they seem really hyper. Around 7ish or 7:30pm, we usually feel fairly tired but then we catch a second wind and that carries us through until our normal bedtime. Again in the afternoon, around 2:00 or 3:00pm, we feel a little dip in our rhythm and another dip happens right around the dinner hour. Even throughout the course of the day, we take little dips, around the 10:00am hour, most people feel a little bit of a fatigue. What happens with all people, adults included, is something called our Circadian Rhythm and it is basically our rhythm of daytime alertness and nighttime sleep. Wow, midnight is very late! Even 9:00 or 10:00 pm is still too late. How do I get him to fall asleep earlier?” When he wakes up in the morning, he is exhausted. I would make his bedtime 9:00 or 10:00 but he does not end up falling asleep until two or three hours later. He has all sorts of energy at night and he just cannot fall asleep. “My son is going to be three years old next month and will not go to sleep any earlier than midnight. I agree when you say "language learners should always strive to write the best they can." And yet, language is not just written, and the poster did not indicate whether this was to be used in a written or verbal context.This weeks question deals with an older toddler who is staying up MUCH too late at night! Katie writes: I agree "gonna" would sound awkward if one of my students suddenly used the expression, but it doesn´t sound awkward if/when folks in my family use it. I, for instance, would never tell any of my students to use "gonna," but they should know how it can be used. How the speaker chooses to use them is a different matter altogether. While in most cases it will be almost impossible for a non-native speaker to pass as a native, I don´t see any pretentiousness whatsoever in learning and eventually using expressions that do exist in everyday language. I disagree with the notion that language learners should steer clear of such forms: language is, after all, a "living creature". I am not sure what you mean by "showing off." There are contexts in which a native speaker will use "gonna" without wanting to show off. Well, my 2 cents Saludos y gracias por leer I would think it is acceptable to use it in a literary text, such as a song, poem, etc. I personally use it all the time and have never considered myself "sloppy" or "lazy" for doing so.Ĭoincido también con las apreciaciones sobre su uso: yo misma lo utilizaría en este contexto únicamente si dijera algo así como "I´m gonna get some sleep now" (voy a dormir un rato) o "Are you gonna sleep in the couch?" (¿Vas de dormir en el sofá?) pero no aislado. Considero que "gonna" es perfectamente válido y que, si bien no es inglés normativo, sí es una expresión que se utiliza cotidianamente y por lo tanto no debe ser rechazada sin antes tener en cuenta el contexto de emisión. No estoy de acuerdo con la afirmación de que "gonna" es sinónimo de "lazy pronunciation" o falta de atención. Este es mi primer mensaje en el foro y me ha interesado la pregunta. ![]()
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