Sleep is very important for children. We adults need to sleep, children need the same, infants and young children need more.
In the process of rest, the body will store some energy, which can eliminate some fatigue, restore physical strength, and consolidate memory to enhance immune function. The younger the child, the more it needs sleep, because it has irreplaceable special significance for the growth and development of children. If the child is not sleep-deprived, it will directly affect the child's physical development and intellectual development, and even some behavioral abnormalities.
In general, newborn children need the longest sleep time, but as they grow, their daily sleep time decreases. Therefore, children around the age of 4 only need to reach the total amount of 12 hours a day, of course, including naps and sleep time at night.
However, many parents develop anxiety after the age of 4 because their children do not like to sleep, especially lunch. The other children have fallen asleep, and their own children are still playing with their fingers, picking their noses, scratching their hair, counting stars, etc. in the quilt. There are also good habits before going to bed that can not be adhered to, and they must not eat fiercely every day and roll in bed for two hours before they are satisfied.
Also, when the child is 4 years old, parents will consider whether to sleep in the same room with their children, which is also a headache.
In fact, in kindergartens, children's nap time is relatively regular, basically about 2 hours. Children with this good behavior are inseparable from the guidance of the teacher, so parents can also ask the teacher how to do it.
In addition, there are some children who are very difficult to fall asleep, if the teacher and parents have done their best to make the child still like this, then as long as the child's mental state can be, there is no need to force the child to sleep.
However, parents need to spend more time and energy to guide and intervene in the child's sleep at night, and must use the night time to make up for the sleep time, so as to ensure that the child's physical and intellectual development does not lag behind the same age.