Natural Remedy So That You And Your Children Can Sleep Better

Sleeping well is one of the essential habits to enjoy good physical and emotional health. Here we leave you these natural remedies that can help you and your children.

Falling asleep can be difficult at times and, in fact, poor sleep can become a day-to-day disorder. 

However, the modern lifestyle, worries or distractions with electronic devices, among others, can decrease the quality of sleep and influence the appearance of many disorders that affect health.

Many of us don’t realize it, but sleep disorders are also affecting children’s health. Sometimes we don’t pay enough attention to their quality of sleep and we don’t realize that they also have trouble sleeping.

Sometimes we think that by leaving them in their bed they will immediately fall asleep like little angels and, on many occasions, we are completely wrong.

How to better sleep?

To act against sleep problems, both in children and adults, it is important to make some modifications in nighttime habits, which are decisive to relax properly and sleep better.

• Eat dinner two hours before going to sleep: Many people make the mistake of having dinner or eating something before going to sleep, without giving time to digestion. It is very important to change this habit since the ideal is to have a light dinner two or three hours in advance before going to bed. This allows time for digestion and helps avoid sleep interruptions.
• Avoid the consumption of stimulants:  The consumption of alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, teas and coffee can directly influence sleep problems because they contain stimulants.
• Avoid the use of tablets, cell phones or any other device:  If you want to have a good quality of sleep and rest better, you should avoid the use of tablets, cell phones, televisions and any other electronic device. Several studies have found a relationship between the use of these devices and sleep problems. Experts recommend stopping them an hour before going to bed.

• Take a relaxing bath:  A warm bath with some essential oils with relaxing properties can help you fall asleep better.
• Infusions: The consumption of infusions can also be a great support to improve the quality of sleep. Some herbal teas have relaxing properties that help you sleep better and prevent problems such as insomnia. Among the recommended infusions we find: chamomile, mint, passionflower, linden, lemon balm, lemon verbena or thyme, among others. Whichever herb is chosen, simply boil a cup of water, add some leaves or flowers of the plant, let it rest for 5 minutes and drink 20 or 30 minutes before sleeping.

Essential oil ointment for better sleep

In addition to taking into account the above recommendations, a home remedy is to prepare this essential oil ointment with relaxing properties that will help improve the quality of sleep.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup of cocoa butter (50 g).
• ¼ cup of coconut oil (60 ml).
• 20 drops of lavender oil.
• 12 drops of chamomile essential oil.
• 10 drops of eucalyptus oil.

What should you do?

• In a small saucepan, melt the cocoa butter together with the coconut oil in a double boiler.
• Let it rest for 10 minutes and then add the rest of the essential oils.
• It is put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours and used when it has a creamy consistency.

How to use

• Take a small amount of the ointment and apply it with a gentle massage on your feet or the feet of your children before going to sleep. This massage will help you relax and fall asleep more quickly.
• Put on your socks and immediately go to bed.

Keep in mind!

This natural product is an alternative to sleep problems. Being natural, it can be applied in children over 5 years of age.

However, this remedy does not work as a cure for chronic sleep disorders, which must be treated by a specialist. It is essential to consult a doctor in case of recurrent sleep problems.