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Does your child step on the quilt when he sleeps at night? My daughter had to cover her with a quilt a hundred and ten times every night when she went to bed, and she always liked to expose her arms and legs to the outside of the quilt.
Some time ago, the mother and daughter also quarreled because of the cover of the quilt, probably like this: when sleeping, the daughter always said that it was hot and did not want to cover the quilt; and the wife was afraid that the child was cold, so she said that she let her cover the quilt; just like this, one let the quilt cover, one did not let the cover, no one could convince anyone, and they quarreled.
Why do children frequently pedal the quilt as soon as they sleep? Some time ago, Wen Wen's father watched a very interesting popular science video, which may be able to explain why the child loves to step on the quilt when he sleeps.
In this popular science video, Wen Wen Dad learned that in order to let the child fall asleep steadily, the human body needs to reduce the body temperature of about 1 degree, and the blood vessels on the hands and feet can play a rapid heat dissipation and cooling effect.
If both hands and legs are covered in the quilt, it can not play a role in heat dissipation and cooling effect, body temperature can not be lowered, the child will sleep uncomfortable, and then there is a phenomenon of "frequent pedaling of the quilt".
In addition, compared with adults, children are in the growth and development period, metabolism is more vigorous, and the brain's inhibition of autonomic nerves is poor, in the first few hours after falling asleep, not only afraid of heat, but also easy to sweat. The act of kicking the quilt also shows that the child is not satisfied with the temperature on the bed, so he wants to stretch out his hands and feet and go out to "let the wind out".
So after watching this video, Wen Wen's father no longer complained about the child sleeping on the quilt. But parents should also pay attention to the fact that not all quilt pedaling behavior is because of "heat", and there may be other reasons, parents should pay attention to observation.
01, children always love to step on the quilt when they sleep, these reasons should be understood
(1) The sleeping environment is not good
Wen Wen's father has carefully observed his daughter's sleep, if the bedroom light is too bright, too noisy or too quiet, she sleeps uncomfortably, not only likes to pedal the quilt, but also often moves around in bed, unable to enter a deep sleep state.
Later, in order to create a comfortable sleeping environment for his daughter, Wen Wen's father replaced the bedroom lamp with a soft light sleep lamp. Grandma, who likes to brush videos, lowers the volume, and the child sleeps very soundly.
It is worth noting that if the child has become accustomed to the normal noise of life, adults do not need to sleep for the child, deliberately keep quiet, which is not conducive to cultivating the child's sleep habits.
(2) Clothes and quilts are too thick and too heavy
Many parents are worried that their children sleep cold, and they unconsciously wear too much or cover too thickly for their children, but they do not know that this will only make the children breathlessly, feel hot and sleep badly. Children who feel uncomfortable will be relieved by stepping on the quilt.
Therefore, parents do not need to wear too much for their children or cover too thick, choose a soft and comfortable quilt, blindly cover too thick, will only make the child sweat, rash not to say, sweat dry, but also easy to catch a cold.
(3) Play too much and eat too much
Every time you take your child to child protection and ask about sleep, the doctor will tell parents: don't let the child eat too much for dinner, after all, "stomach disharmony is restless", if the child eats too much at dinner, resulting in indigestion or gastrointestinal accumulation, the child's abdomen will be bloated and uncomfortable, and then turn over in bed to sleep badly or pedal the quilt.
Therefore, dinner allows children to eat 7 minutes full, do not eat too much 2 hours before going to bed, so as not to affect sleep, not to mention, but also to affect growth and development.
In addition, do not let the child play too excited before going to bed, if the child plays too excited before going to bed, not only is it difficult to fall asleep, even after falling asleep, it will not sleep steadily, and the behavior of stepping on the quilt will occur.
Therefore, playing some quiet games with children as much as possible before going to bed, such as listening to music, parent-child reading some bedtime stories, etc., is more conducive to children falling asleep.
(4) The child is deficient in calcium or anemia
If some children have difficulty falling asleep, sleep is often accompanied by hyperactivity, sweating, hair scarcity, slow development and other conditions, parents should pay attention, you can take your child to the hospital to check to see if the child is calcium deficiency or anemia.
If there is a long-term calcium deficiency or anemia, it is likely to affect the growth and development of the child, and parents should pay attention to it.
All in all, if the child always loves to pedal the quilt, it may not be just because of the heat, parents should start to observe from the above reasons, and then adjust accordingly, after all, the child sleeps well for a long time, which will affect the growth and development.
02, worried that the child will get cold when stepping on the quilt, try to do so
(1) According to the room temperature, choose a suitable sleeping bag for the child
Wen Wen's father looked at his daughter who always pedaled the quilt, always worried that she would catch a cold, and later in the child protection, the doctor suggested using a sleeping bag.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Guide also recommends using a sleeping bag for your baby, which is safe and not easy to catch a cold. Indeed, with a sleeping bag, no matter how the child rolls and turns over, it is not cold, and parents can sleep with confidence.
After Wen Wen's father gave his daughter a period of time to use, he couldn't help but sigh that the sleeping bag was really a mind-saving device with a baby.
Regarding the selection of sleeping bags for the baby, Wen Wen Dad suggested that the thickness and style should be mainly looked at, and in terms of thickness, it is mainly selected according to the temperature of the room; and the style is mainly selected according to the age of the child.
Here, Wen Wen Dad reminds everyone that we must choose the thickness of the sleeping bag according to the temperature of the room, even if the bedroom does not turn on the heating, the room temperature is usually higher than the outside temperature, and it is necessary to consider when choosing a sleeping bag.
(2) 1-2 hours after the child falls asleep, put on thin socks for the child
When many children first fall asleep, the cerebral cortex is still in a state of excitement, and it will be difficult to enter a state of deep sleep for a while and a half. At this time, parents can let the child's legs pedal outside the quilt, wait until the child falls asleep for 1-2 hours, and then put on thin socks for the child, which helps prevent the child from catching a cold.
All in all, few children sleep without stepping on the quilt, and the reasons for pedaling the quilt are also different, parents can carefully observe, find the reason for the child to step on the quilt, and then adjust it in a targeted manner. Do not forcibly cover the child with a quilt, so as not to destroy the parent-child relationship and damage the child's sleep.
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