Recently, the editor has frequently received inquiries from mothers: Does more sleep help children grow faster and whether smart brains can be more developed?
As the saying goes: "Sleeping with long bones" refers to the infancy, and adequate sleep is beneficial to promote growth and development. Many parents often spare no effort to sleep their children because they do not sleep enough, and even when their children want to awaken, they will re-feed them to prolong their sleep.
However, the editor warns that a long sleep may not make children thrive!
Is it better for your baby to sleep for longer? It is well known that newborn babies are mostly dull, sleeping after eating, and eating immediately after sleeping. However, as the month increases, the child's sleep time gradually decreases.
Examining the reason, due to the low excitability of the cerebral cortex of the newborn, it is quite sensitive to external stimuli, so it is easy to get tired. As children's brains mature, excitement increases, and so does waking moments.
Of course, a restful sleep helps children thrive, but the longer the sleep, the better.
Excessive sleep, biological clock imbalance People have their own biological clock, and when children can sleep peacefully, the biological clock will also wake them up. If you continue to sleep when you wake up, your biological clock will be out of balance. Even though the children are still asleep, the living body has awakened, and the metabolism has started, so even if they are asleep, it is difficult to truly rest. In fact, adults also have a similar situation, like indulging in lazy morning sleep, but feeling tired, which is why they are tired.
Sleeping too much inhibits brain development
If the young son sleeps peacefully for too long, the body will be stagnant for a long time, the brain development will be limited, and the speed of thinking will be slowed down. Therefore, excessive sleep not only makes it difficult to become intelligent, but also inhibits the flourishing of thinking. This is why after sleeping until the height of the day, I feel that the brain is drowsy and unclear.
Sleeping too much affects physical health
In fact, sleeping peacefully also requires physical strength and energy. Therefore, if the child's bedtime is too long, the energy escape cannot be replenished in time, resulting in uneven nutrients and hypoglycemia, or even hindering the healthy growth of the body.
Sleeping too much affects physical development
When children grow up, in addition to self-cultivation, they also need to strengthen their body through activities to promote self-resistance and athletic ability. However, if children sleep for too long, it means that their activity time is reduced, resulting in insufficient mobility. If the child is not active, it will hinder the improvement of his exercise ability, which in turn will affect the healthy growth of the body or hinder the growth of the body. It is worth mentioning that exercise is the best way to maintain good health, and insufficient may lead to brain retardation.
How long is the right amount of sleep for your baby?
Many parents may wonder, since sleeping too long is not always better, then, what should be the ideal sleep time for children? In fact, children have different needs for sleep at different ages.
It is not difficult to notice that as children get older, their sleep time gradually decreases. Children aged 2-4 generally need 11 hours of restful sleep, 10 hours for children aged 5-10, and 9 hours for children over 11 years old.
However, this norm is not set in stone and varies from person to person. Some children may sleep longer and others less. At the same time, each child is different in allocating sleep time, perhaps the more sleep at night, the shorter the day. As long as the child sleeps peacefully, there is no need to worry about whether his sleep length meets the standard,
Summary: When a child wakes up in the morning refreshed, happy and bright-eyed, it indicates that the child's sleep is of good quality and adequate. And if the child still yawns frequently, looks tired, and cries and restlessly, it shows that the child has not yet fallen asleep. Observing your child's diet can also measure whether your child gets enough sleep. If the child has sufficient tranquility and rests physically and mentally, his appetite will naturally be in a good state, and he will not have a craving for food; If the child does not sleep well, the body will feel tired, resulting in a poor appetite.