 
 <prompt> If your pikin dey hungry, thirsty, or e dey teethe, e go hard to put am to bed because e dey uncomfortable. Check say your pikin don chop well before e go sleep and give am something wey go help ease the pain for im mouth if e dey teethe. For example, you fit allow the pikin suck cold teething ring to help reduce pain for im gums. Many parents dey give their pikin small snack before bedtime wey no get sugar to help am relax for bed. Another physical factor to consider na whether your pikin dey too tired or e no dey tired at all. If na so e be, try adjust their bedtime so that dem go fit get the right amount of sleep. If your pikin dey cry or dey call you, remind am calmly say e don reach time for bed. While e fit dey tempting, avoid to dey give in to their cries or requests for things like another story or more cuddle time. By dey remind your pikin continuously say e don reach time for am to sleep, e go eventually understand and una go dey sleep well. You fit dey firm but caring with your pikin by talk say, "We don already baff you, wear your pajamas, and read story. Now e don reach time to sleep." Avoid to talk say, "Okay, one more book" or "Okay, 10 more minutes of cuddling." If you do am, then your pikin don basically win the battle and get wetin e want. Instead of rush back into the room once you hear your pikin start to cry, try wait small. If you dey listen to their cry and you think say something fit dey wrong, you fit go back in, but e better make you allow them cry small so dem no go dey think say if dem cry, you go return to the room. Wait 10 minutes make your pikin learn to comfort themselves instead of dey rely on you to comfort them. Use your baby monitor make you sure say dem dey safe for their crib. Wait several minutes even if your pikin wake up dey cry for middle of the night. Picking up or cuddling your pikin when dem dey cry dey reinforce their behavior by show say if dem cry, dem go get your attention. Instead of to carry them up from their bed, help them lay back down and talk goodnight. When your pikin wake up for middle of the night, e fit dey tempting to carry them up and comfort them so that una go fit sleep quick, but avoid do am as e no go help your pikin. Instead, help them lay down and give them their soothing item, like pacifier or favorite teddy bear. Talk say, "E don reach time to sleep." If you want, pat your pikin for back and dey make calming sounds, like "shhh" or "it's okay." Tell your pikin say e don reach time for bed and dem need to go sleep now. Do am for calm, soothing voice, make sure say dem get everything wey dem need, and then leave the room. Try do am quick so that you no go spend too much time with your pikin. If your pikin dey anxious say you dey leave, tell them say you go check on them every 10 or 15 minutes until dem sleep. Check to see say dem get any blankets, stuffed animals, or other items wey dem fit need or wey dem don lose before you leave the room. If your pikin start to cry again once you leave the room after tucking them back in or for middle of the night, wait another 10 minutes before you go back into the bedroom. If dem never stop to cry and you go back in, calmly reassure them again and tuck them back into bed without carrying them up. Do am as many times as necessary until your pikin fit go bed successfully—it fit take some time, but no give up as each time go help your pikin understand wetin dem suppose dey do. You fit dey very tired of the process, but stick with am. Over time, e go help your pikin go bed more easily. Even if you follow all the steps to prepare for peaceful bedtime routine, your pikin fit sometimes cry and refuse to sleep. If you dey vex or angry, your pikin go pick up on those emotions, and the battle go escalate. However, if you maintain low voice and calm, matter-of-fact attitude, your pikin go more likely to stay calm. Take few deep, calming breaths if you feel say you dey overwhelmed or frustrated as you dey try make your pikin sleep. <response>: Make sure say di pikin no dey cry sake of physical wahala. Make sure say you dey consistent and firm when you dey put your pikin to sleep. Wait for 10 minutes before you go back to di room if dem dey cry. Avoid to carry di pikin from their bed to console dem. Reassure di pikin calmly and then commot from di room. Repeat di process until di pikin sleep. Stay calm if frustration dey catch you. 