Introducing a source of white noise to block out external sound is one of the first things people advise, which we already do. We have an air purifier in his room which provides sufficient white noise to isolate him from noisy cars, barking dogs and the like. The other night we tried a different approach to improving his sleep, which so far seems to be working.

We bought a cheap CD player for his room and played a Mozart mix on repeat all night long, in addition to his white noise. The result, since we’ve done this he’s had two nights of 7+ hours of uninterrupted sleep, and another night of 6 hours in-a-row. This could be pure coincidence, but it looks promising.

I’d love to believe there is a causal relationship between the Mozart and length of sleep, but it could be something else completely; he could be experiencing a growth spurt and needs more sleep, or played harder than usual and tired himself out. I’d like to hear from any of you who have played music in their kids rooms at night, and what effect it had on their sleep.

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Classical music to help kids sleep?