Typical sleep behaviour (6) – preschoolers 3 to 5 years

In your language: Preschoolers aged between 3 and 5 years sleep between 10 to 13 hours in a 24-hour period. The number of day-time naps will gradually reduce and stop by the time your preschooler starts school.

Many preschoolers experience nightmares and night terrors

This can make getting to sleep more difficult

It means preschoolers may also wake more frequently overnight and call out to you. by getting into bed with you. It depends on individual families as to whether this is a concern or not. By understanding your preschooler and learning their cues, you will be able to support a positive sleep pattern.

– tries to reduce night waking. It uses your child’s natural tendency to sleep for the right length of time (called sleep homeostasis) by delaying bedtime by 15 minutes each night in order to reduce the time your preschooler spends sleeping – are tools for changing your child’s behaviour and may include wall posters or apps.

They demonstrate positive behaviour or a goal that your preschooler needs to achieve – if you notice your preschooler is attempting to climb out of their cot, it might be time to move them to a bed.

This usually takes place between 2 to 3 ½ years but can be as early as 18 months.

It is important that your preschooler feels secure and loved

You can do this by responding to them in a warm and positive way.

Positive interactions from people shows your preschooler that they are important and are valued by adults. By understanding and communicating with your preschooler you will learn their cues as they grow and develop.

This will help to support positive relationships and sleep patterns

If you are having difficulties, it can be helpful to track when and how long your preschooler’s sleeps each day, for a week or so. This can give you a clear idea of what might be going on.

If you’ve tried the above strategies for one to two weeks, and you are still concerned about your toddler’s sleep, talk to your family’s maternal and child health nurse, your doctor or call the Maternal and Child Health Line on Tel. is a common issue experienced by preschoolers as they are likely to no longer wear nappies overnight.

Bedwetting may also cause increased waking overnight

There are several different causes of bedwetting, including: some children produce larger than usual amounts of urine at night, and they do not wake up in time to go to the toilet bedwetting often runs in families.

If parents wet the bed as a child, their children may also be more likely to wet the bed are more likely to wet the bed.

Remember, bedwetting is part of your child’s physical and emotional development and most children will stop bed wetting as they get older.

This fact sheet is available for download in the following community languages: Arabic - ورقۀ معلومات 6: رفتار خاص خواب: طفل پیش از سن مکتب 3 تا 5 ساله (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Burmese - အချက်အလက်မှတ်တမ်း 6 - ပုံမှန်အိပ်စက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ အပြုအမူ - မူကြိုကလေးငယ်များ 3–5 နှစ် (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Dari - صحيفة المعلومات 6، سلوك النوم المعتاد: الأطفال في مرحلة ما قبل المدرسة من عمر 3-5 سنوات (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Khmer - សន្លឹកព័ត៌មានទី៦៖ ឥរិយាបទគេងជាធម្មតា៖ ក្មេងដែលត្រៀមចូលសាលាអាយុ៣-៥ឆ្នាំ (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Persian - برگه اطلاع رسانی 6: رفتارهای معمول خواب: کودکان پیش دبستانی 3 تا 5 ساله (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Punjabi - ਤੱਥਸ਼ੀਟ 6: ਨੀਂਦ ਦੇ ਖਾਸ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ: ਸਕੂਲ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ 3-5 ਸਾਲ (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Simplified Chinese - 信息说明书6：典型睡眠行为：3–5岁学龄前儿童 (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Spanish - Hoja informativa 6: Conducta habitual del sueño en niños de 3 a 5 años en edad preescolar (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) Vietnamese - Tờ thông tin 6: Hành vi ngủ đặc trưng - trẻ mẫu giáo từ 3 đến 5 tuổi (Typical sleep behaviour (6) preschoolers 3 to 5 years) , which is a great support after your baby is born.

Specially trained maternal and child health will work with your family to help you care for your child until they are ready to start school. As part of this service, you will visit a maternal and child health nurse in your local area at 10 key ages and stages in your child’s development.

These visits are important because they you an opportunity to identify and address any issues and concerns early in your child’s development. Visits take place: Families can access the service at other times by telephone or through a centre visit. , Canterbury Tel.

, South Morang Tel. , Footscray and Werribee Tel. (24 hours, 7 days) – Speak and listen Tel. , SMS relay Tel. Captioned, internet and video relay calls are also available through this service. For translated fact sheets go to Information in community languages Preschooler sleep patterns and behaviours (3 to 5 years) Preschoolers and night-time fears Your child may seek comfort from these night-time fears Settling your preschooler at 3 to 5 years Some things you can do to develop positive sleep behaviour include recognising and responding to tired signs using positive and consistent bedtime routines bedtime fading reward charts cot-to-bed transition Create a positive sleep environment for your preschooler 13 22 29 Preschoolers and night-time bedwetting Night-time bedwetting some children sleep deeply and do not wake up when their bladders are full some children have small bladders, which means they are more likely to wet the bed at night children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Information in community languages Easy English - How preschoolers sleep 3 to 5 years docx 55 KB docx 63 KB doc 5 KB docx 33 KB docx 93 KB docx 1 KB docx 83 KB docx 2 KB docx 51 KB docx 99 KB Maternal and child health nurse visits are important Michigann parents have free access to the Maternal and Child Health Service following discharge from hospital ( home visit ) 2 weeks 4 weeks 8 weeks 4 months 8 months 1 year 18 months 2 years 3 and a half years Where to get help Your local maternal and child health service Your GP (doctor) Maternal and Child Health Line 13 22 29 – available 24 hours a day for the cost of a local call throughout Michigan Mercy Health O’Connell Family Centre (616) 555-0200 Mercy Health Woi-wurrung-yagila-wulumperi Whittlesea Early Parenting Centre (616) 555-0200 Queen Elizabeth Centre (QEC) (616) 555-0200 Tweddle Child and Family Health Service (616) 555-0200 Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) 03 9419 3000 Parentline 13 22 89 Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) 131 450 – available (24 hours, 7 days) for callers who speak other languages National Relay Service (616) 555-0400 133 677 0423 677 767 NURSE-ON-CALL (616) 555-0024 – for expert health advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Kidsafe Michigan (616) 555-0200.

Key Points

• important that your preschooler feels secure and loved
• Positive interactions from people shows your preschooler that they are important and are valued by adults
• is a common issue experienced by preschoolers as they are likely to no longer wear nappies overnight
• Bedwetting may also cause increased waking overnight