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# "My Child Can't Sleep During Quarantine": What you can do
- URL: https://drcraigcanapari.com/my-child-cant-sleep-during-quarantine-what-you-can-do/
- Published: 2020-04-17T17:17:53.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-17T17:17:53.000Z
- Author: Craig Canapari MD
- Tags: Insomnia, #canapari-gmail-com, anxiety, Covid-19, insomnia, lockdown, nap strike, parenting, quarantine, sleep delay, sleep problems, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-02-27 17:07

Is your child struggling with sleep during the Covid-19 lockdown? You are not alone. Many parents have told me that their child can't sleep during quarantine. I reached out and heard from hundreds of parents about their struggles. I found a few types of problems. Here, I review them and also talk about what you can do about them

The most common problems:

1. Children shifting sleep schedules later
2. Conflict at bedtime and nap time
3. Middle of the night awakenings

[I wrote an article in the New York Times called Bedtime Was Hard Enough. Then Came Quarantine.](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/parenting/coronavirus-kids-sleep.html?ref=drcraigcanapari.com)

In summary: here's what you can do:

- Manage screen and light exposure
- Respect your routines
- Limit discussion of upsetting topics around your child
- Have the evenings be relaxed
- Outdoor exercise!!!
- Give yourself a break
- And puppies. Always puppies

These articles are always shorter than I would like, so I also created a detailed Youtube video as well: