Recently, my girlfriend complained to me that her baby of more than 7 months had to sleep for about 12 hours a day before, but recently the day and night sleep is not steady, it is easy to wake up at night, and when she wakes up, she begins to cry and cry. The child did not sleep well for a week, and his appetite was greatly reduced and the whole person lost a lot of weight.
Obviously, I can sleep for a long time before, why do I suddenly not like to sleep? Is the child uncomfortable, or what is going on?
There is also a netizen consultation: I know that sleep is very important, but my 1-year-old baby does not take a nap at all, and at night he stays up at more than 10 o'clock to sleep, and he sleeps until 10 o'clock during the day to get up, and the biological clock is disordered. However, the child is not willing to go to bed early, and it is useless to try many ways.
Sleep is an indispensable part of the growth and development of infants and young children, especially when the child is 6 months ago, there are more than ten hours a day in the state of sleep, because the child is in the sleep state, the brain is not resting, but running at high speed, in other words, the baby seems to be sleeping, in fact, it is developing the brain.
In 1925, Dr. Lewis M. Terman, the father of stanford's intelligence test, pointed out that after studying more than 600 children with IQ over 140 and more than 2700 children with IQ below 140, it was found that children with high IQs slept longer.
Is it that not loving sleep and thinking that children are not smart? How long is it appropriate for your child to sleep?
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend the following amounts of sleep:
Babies aged 4-12 months: need to sleep regularly for 12-16 hours a day to ensure normal development; babies aged 1-2 years: sleep 11-14 hours a day, which include naps and naps; children aged 3-5 years: sleep for 10-13 hours a day, only by ensuring enough sleep, the child's brain can get better rest.
From the above water sleep time, we can see that children sleep differently in different ages, but children who can reach the average number of sleeps have a better IQ overall.
8 months ago, because of breastfeeding, coco woke up very frequently, waking up 3-5 times a night, the child was crying and crying, and I also slept very poorly. Later, after quitting night milk, she could finally sleep all night, and I could get a good night's sleep.
During her 1-2 years of age, except for a period of discomfort, sometimes she drank too much water during the day and rarely woke up at night. Many moms ask me how to develop cocoa sleep habits, combined with my own parenting experience and knowledge, to adhere to the 4 methods.
Sometimes children do not sleep, sleep late, sleep crying, frequent night wake-up, in addition to their own physical factors, a large part of the reason is caused by poor sleep habits. What parents have to do is to help their babies establish good sleep habits from an early age.
The mother's hand supports the baby's feet in the room
I. Adjusting the "Biological Clock"
When a child wants to sleep before the age of 1, let him sleep, and adopt a "random" strategy. After the child is 1 year old, he should consciously cultivate the habit of taking 1-2 naps during the day, such as taking him to bed 30 minutes after lunch, doing some quiet games, and then going to sleep. Go to bed after 20 p.m. and get ready for bedtime work.
Let the child understand that at this point in the evening, you must brush your teeth, wash your face, and sleep. Stick to it for a month or so and you'll find that your child is going to bed at the end of the day.
The reason why many parents feel that their children love to stay up late and not sleep is that parents can easily interrupt their children's "biological clock", such as stipulating that they go to bed at 8 o'clock at night, but parents insist on 3 days later because they are too busy and postpone this time. Therefore, a time point must be fixed every day.
For example, every night from 20:30 to 21:00 I will take Coco to bed, read picture books, do games, and then go to bed, it only takes 20 minutes to complete a set of programs, and if she asks to talk again, I usually refuse, because the rules have been set, and the child cannot feel that his unreasonable requirements can be met indefinitely.
Second, the sleep of parents and children is "consistent"
The consistency mentioned here means that when the child sleeps, you have to put down the mobile phone and accompany him wholeheartedly, and you have to sleep when he sleeps. Many parents coax their children to bed to sleep, but they secretly play with their mobile phones, and the children have no sense of atmosphere of sleeping, and they are naturally unwilling to sleep.
If some parents cannot sleep with their children at a fixed time at night, at least one person can temporarily sleep with their children. For example, I sleep with Coco every night between 20:00 and 21:20. The whole process, from bathing, washing your face, brushing your teeth, playing games, reading picture books and then falling asleep, takes about 1 to 1.5 hours. When she's asleep I'll clean up the house or do something else.
Third, do not stay up late, go to bed early
Many parents say that although my children often stay up late, they do not go to bed until more than 11 o'clock at night and get up at more than 10 o'clock in the morning, so that the sleep time is enough.
But this is actually unscientific. Because after 10 o'clock at night, the brain is preferably already in a deep sleep state, at this time the child's brain will secrete growth hormone. It not only promotes the growth of children's bones, but also facilitates brain development.
Fourth, before going to bed, work to be "enough"
Whether the child can sleep soundly and sleep steadily, the parents' comforting technology is also crucial. Your child may need his parents to hold and sing, touch his face, etc. 6 months ago to encourage and comfort him.
After 6 months, for example, the child can carry out a "bedtime program" to help him establish a whole set of "procedures". For example, telling stories, bathing, massaging, listening to nursery rhymes, closing curtains, turning off lights, and creating a sleeping environment.
Don't do exciting games when your child is sleeping, for example, I usually agree to tell Coco a story before going to bed, and after telling the story, close my eyes and start competing to see who falls asleep first. When you do all this preparation, you will find that your child falls asleep quickly and does not wake up easily.
Of course, because of the individual differences of infants and young children, some children are born with less sleep, but they are full of energy and vitality every day. Parents should not dwell on whether he wants to take a nap. Too much energy, etc.
What parents can do is to take different measures at different stages of their child's development to help him establish a good sleep order.
I am Ke Ma, a family teacher who focuses on the study of child psychology, sharing parenting knowledge every day, welcome to leave a comment on the collection.