Author | Inspector (1457 words, about 4 minutes to read)
"Mom hugs, pats and sleeps"
"Daddy play with me"
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In fact, many parents who take care of their children can find a phenomenon, that is, their babies will enjoy the "caresses" from parents before falling asleep.
If you have more physical contact with your children before they go to bed, it will allow them to fall asleep faster and have a higher quality of sleep.
However, there are also some new parents who are always impatient to reject such intimate behaviors as their children, and there is a concern about this kind of physical contact that can bring children a sense of security. Worry that children develop the habit of "patting and hugging", always rely on parents every day, and worry that children cannot grow independently and quickly.
Although parents' worries are not unreasonable, in fact, this worry is a kind of "physiological appeal" of children.
★ Psychology: It's just a normal "physiological appeal"
For children, when they are born into this world, they have begun to have a close connection with their mothers, they grow up in their mother's arms, and sleep in their mother's touch.
And these simple body movements, is the mother's comfort and caress for the child, with the child's physical age growth and development, they will also be accustomed to such a kind of physical contact, long-term physical communication, will make this touch become a necessity.
Many parents are worried about whether such a bedtime soothing behavior is because the child has some psychological problems, but according to the doctor, the child likes this kind of caressing, which is actually a physiological instinctive need, and such physical contact can make them feel fully secure. Parents don't have to mind at all, because they don't have any sense of autonomy at that time, just a habit and the need to be loved.
★ Accepting the touch of their parents is a physical and psychological need for them
Physiologically, such touching can give children a sense of security and comfort.
In such an environment, they do not fall into an anxious mood, so this is the main reason why they can quickly enter a high-quality sleep when they are sleeping while being touched.
Psychologically, such a touch can express their parents' love for them, and when they perceive that the familiar smell is still around them, they will let go of all their vigilance, then they can naturally have a very high sleep quality.
In fact, this kind of touching can not only soothe children, if there is a proper approach, it can also make them more intelligent, so that their personality becomes more cheerful and upward.
▼ Parents only need to do these things
● Frequently stroke their abdomen to aid in the digestion of food
In the child's consciousness, there is no such concept as dieting, they only know to eat when they are hungry, cry when they are in pain, and when they eat, they do not eat much such a concept, so they often eat stomach.
Sometimes children also have some abdominal bloating due to dietary reasons, so they also want to be hugged by their parents.
When parents touch their children, they see if the child's abdomen is somewhat drummed, massage and massage the abdomen, which can make their stomach and intestines get better peristalsis and digestion, and the child will be more comfortable.
Touching their feet helps their bodies grow and develop
There are many meridians on people's feet, and some children like to walk barefoot, that is, to enjoy such a feeling of foot massage.
By massaging the neurons on the feet to form a stimulus, which enables their bodies to develop and improve further.
Therefore, when parents hold their children, they can gently massage the soles of their children's feet and give them a foot massage to help their physical development.
Note that when touching the child, the action should be gentle, do not hurt the child, the child's body is more delicate, if the adult's strength is a little heavier, the child will feel the pain and will cry or the skin is red and swollen. When a child experiences discomfort, parents should stop immediately to prevent the opposite effect.
Spicy Mom Quotes:
The human body contains many mysteries and secrets, the nature of children, but also a habit retained by human beings in the long-term evolution, everything must have its own reason, so parents do not have to be too careful.
Parents in daily life, increase communication with children, but also a way to stimulate children's language development, only in communication and interaction, can find the characteristics of children, children like which actions, so as to better interact with children, so that they get better growth and development.
Parents, do you usually touch your children a lot?
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