Your Child's Bedtime Routine. Bedtime routines are important for children. Regardless of age, regular schedules and bedtime rituals help us get the sleep we need and to function at peak levels. When it comes to children, this is especially true. Establishing and maintaining good sleep habits helps your child fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up rested and refreshed.
By six months, your baby will consume 6 to 8 ounces (180â240 ml) at each of four or five feedings in twenty-four hours. On average, your baby should take in about 2 1â2 ounces (75 ml) of formula a day for every pound (453 grams) of body weight. But he probably will regulate his intake from day to day to meet his own specific needs. So instead of going by fixed amounts, let him tell you when heâs had enough.
The Institute of Medicine recommends an average of 3.7 liters (125 ounces) per day for healthy adult men and 2.7 liters (91 ounces) per day for healthy adult women, allowing adjustments for activity and health levels, climate and elevation, and the amount of water consumed from food and other drinks. An easy time-frame to remember is the first to the last day of the month. 2  Decide how much each glass of water is worth. 3  Since you'll be contributing that amount of money to the piggy bank (or collection jar or bowl), make sure it's an amount that everyone playing can afford.