Sleep is a very important part of a person's life. In a dream, the body rests, relaxes, stress hormones decrease, the nervous system calms down. Everyone needs to sleep, especially young children. Moreover, they need a day's rest.
Why does a child need a nap? Many parents think that if the baby did not sleep during the day, it means that he will fall asleep faster at night and sleep better. But this is not the case. The child will be overexcited, naughty, more difficult to fall asleep and will sleep poorly at night. The baby needs a quiet hour.
How long do children sleep?
It is often said that in a dream a person grows. There is a grain of truth here. This has been proven by numerous studies that growth hormones are produced, but only with proper daily rest. Moreover, the younger the baby, the more he should sleep.
Newborns spend in a sleepy state almost all the time, up to 20 hours (only interrupted for feeding). This is considered normal. By the age of one, the baby should spend at least 15 hours in the crib. Over time, this period is shortened. After a year, the child goes to sleep twice a day: at lunchtime and at night. The child's daytime sleep should last up to 2.5 hours.
This regime must be maintained until the very school time. But some parents go along with their children, who, after three years, refuse to pack in the afternoon. Do not indulge their whims, because their need for rest during the day has not diminished in the least.
Why sleep during the day?
For the whole day, the baby's body receives a lot of information, and the nervous system is overworked. And in order to restore it and rest a little, the child must lie down calmly and sleep.
Daytime sleep is also needed in order not to disrupt the biorhythms of a small organism. Everyone knows that many discoveries were made by people in a dream, since it takes time and rest to comprehend knowledge.
Sleep is important for those kids whose mothers take them to different developmental circles, sections. At this time, the baby receives a lot of new emotions, impressions that he somehow needs to digest and absorb. For this reason, putting your baby to bed during the day is essential. Sleep helps to assimilate all information much better and better.
What if the baby does not go to bed during the day?
Parents often force their child to bed. But over time, this turns into a big problem, where parents will surely lose. To make your daytime break, there are some tips.
Before lunch, be sure to walk with your baby. And so that he constantly moves and gets tired, as much as possible. Perform all developmental exercises before lunch. Try to finish all games before bed (put the toy in the crib, finish the picture from the puzzles).
After eating immediately in the bed, do not distract with funny fairy tales and nursery rhymes (in extreme cases, tell a fairy tale in a monotonous boring voice that will evoke a dream). Try to fit in at the same time.
Using the methods above, you will always get your baby to sleep during the day. And he will wake up cheerful and rested.
