This page is about sleep in primary school children. It's part of a whole section on sleeping sound [1].
Rewards can really motivate a child to improve their behaviour. They work best if given soon after the behaviour, not after a few days. After a couple of weeks, they may not work as well but by then you hope your child’s behaviour has improved!
You can download free charts from the internet or you can make your own.
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This page last reviewed 16 March 2023.
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[1] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tags/sleeping-sound
[2] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/sites/kidshealth/files/pdfs/Rewards_Handout_0.pdf
[3] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/2772?language=rar
[4] https://sleepwithkip.com/strategies/
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