Perhaps every child can have nightmares after watching an impressionable scary movie or fairy tale. Even adults themselves sometimes wake up from terrible dreams, sometimes without even thinking about the root causes of such a dream. And unfortunately, these reasons do not lie on the surface. If a child has not had restful sleep for a long period of time, then it is worth thinking about what exactly is happening to him and how can you help?
For a restful sleep without terrible visions, the baby needs one thing - a feeling of love, protection and security. Do not put him to bed too late or early, as this threatens to overexcite and disrupt the natural biorhythm of sleep. The time to fall asleep should be familiar and convenient, first of all, for the baby, preferably the same hour every day. Sleep duration can change with age.
The fact that a child has a nightmare may be evidenced by tense muscles, a change in the usual sleeping postures, complete covering with a blanket, frequent heartbeat and breathing, screams in a dream.
What to do if a child has a bad dream?
- In no case should children be ashamed with the words "You are already big, why are you still afraid …?" This will not help in any way, but will only aggravate the situation. After all, the baby will also be ashamed. Better not to send to sleep by force, in dark rooms without light.
- of course, it is necessary to exclude watching scary films and fairy tales even during the day.
- at night you can go up to the baby and look at his sleep, cover it well, even if he feels the care of his mother even in his sleep.
- in the morning you should not wake up abruptly with an alarm clock, it is better to come quietly, pat on the head and wake up with quiet words. You can not force to break out of bed, the awakening must be calm.
- the child's day should be held in full activity, with emotional outdoor games. The more children get tired, the better they sleep - this truth is known to everyone.
Particular attention should be paid to children who are often ill. They are much more likely to have a nightmare than healthy children. The threat of not restful sleep is completely removed only with the strengthening of the baby's immunity and with an increase in his protective reserves.
