When a baby is born, parents for a long time forget about peace and sound sleep. And all because the little creature almost always needs attention. And, unlike adults, babies are very often violated biorhythms, so they can not sleep for a long time.
Disturbance with the child always causes parents anxiety. But is it worth while worrying about this? Let's try to deal with you together. First, you need to understand what the norms of the duration of the sleep of children of different ages:
- newborn baby - 16 hours of sleep per day;
- a half-year-old baby - 14.5 hours of sleep per day;
- one-year-old baby - 13.5 hours of sleep per day;
- a child at the age of two years - 13 hours of sleep per day;
- a child at the age of four - 11 hours of sleep per day;
- a child at the age of six - 9.5 hours of sleep per day;
- a child at the age of twelve - 8.5 hours of sleep per day.
Doctors note that approximately 20% of all children have sleep disorders. Sometimes such violations indicate serious health problems, as well as the child's psychic. Therefore, if your baby has serious problems with sleep, you need to see a doctor. However, if the baby does not get enough for an hour or two, there is nothing to worry about.
The causes of normal sleep in children
Many parents immediately ask themselves - why did the crumbs have problems with pine? There are several reasons for this phenomenon:
- Genetic predisposition. If parents have crumbs or other neurotic persons had problems with sleep, then this can be inherited. In this case, it is not about the age-related insomnia of grandparents, but serious sleep disorders.
- Emotional loads. Every parent should understand that the child is psychic-resistant. Therefore, even the most insignificant at first glance, stress can be pernicious to the psyche of the baby. And not only negative, but also positive emotions can affect. For example, the emergence of a new member of the family, going to a school for a sadikili, moving to a new place of residence and the like - all this can provoke a sleep disturbance.
- Somatic disorders. Sometimes the cause of the violation of normal sleep in the child are various diseases of the internal organs. For such cases, the insomnia is very typical. Therefore, at the first alarming symptoms, the parents must immediately take the child to the doctor for examination.
- Disorders of the central nervous system. A full-fledged sleep depends directly on the full functioning of the central nervous system. Therefore, if the dyslexia has problems with the central nervous system, sooner or later and there will also be problems with sleep.
- Changes in the power schedule. An important role is played by the feeding schedule of the child. For example, sleep problems may occur if the child is late in life or if the crumb has been weaned from the breast. Therefore, parents should carefully monitor the nutrition of their baby.
- Physical discomfort. No child can fall asleep if he experiences physical discomfort, for example, intestinal colic, cutting teeth and the like. In addition, crumbs may be disturbed by crumbs on the sheet, a wet diaper, low or high air temperature in the room and the like. Therefore, if the parents notice a violation in the child's biorhythms, they should immediately check whether nothing is bothering the crumbs.
Types of sleep disorders
There are several types of sleep disorders. We will focus only on the most important:
- Wince. If a crumb during sleep is very often uprooted, then follow the referral to a neurologist. Sometimes such symptoms appear with a dangerous disease - epilepsy. The doctor can exclude it. Most often epilepsy suffer from those babies that have come into being with various pathologies.
- Bruxism. Approximately 20% of babies grind their teeth during sleep. Especially often this happens with children aged 12-13 years. At first glance, the appearance may seem completely harmless, but in fact it is not. Most often, with bruxism, the child is experiencing an increase in heart rate, breathing, and an increase in blood pressure. In addition, during the grinding the tooth enamel suffers - it is erased. Therefore, you need to contact a dentist and a neurologist.
- Nightmares. All of us sometimes have nightmares. But if a child is very often asked for from them at night, then parents should be alerted. After all, nightmares can testify about serious disorders of the nervous system. During nightmares, the kid experiences a feeling of panic and serious anxiety. Scientists have found that this phenomenon often affects too emotional children. As a rule, these are boys aged from two to six years. Although nightmares can completely disappear at any age, even the newborn. The danger of nightmares is that it is very difficult to cure them. And they have a very bad effect on the mental state of the baby. Most often, parents simply have to accept and wait for the child to outgrow them. Usually this happens at the age of twelve.
- Sleepwalking is walking in a dream. This phenomenon is still little studied. But it is proved that healthy children do not suffer from sleepwalking. Most often this phenomenon occurs as a result of various diseases: bedwetting, epilepsy, affection of the central nervous system, diseases of the genitourinary system and so on. Therefore, if you notice that your child is walking in a dream, contact as soon as possible with the help of a doctor. It is necessary as soon as possible to identify the disease and cure it.
- Conversations in a dream. In a dream, almost all the children talk. But the degree of severity of such an offense in this case can be the most controversial. Most often, this phenomenon does not need to be treated. However, if it is escorted by some other type of disorder, it is worthwhile to see a doctor.
There are situations when a visit to a doctor can not be postponed in any case, since there may be various complications. Such cases include:
- a disturbance in the sleep of very young children who were not yet one year old;
- any sleep disorders that last more than three weeks;
- any sleep disorders that are accompanied by serious changes in the behavior and mood of the child;
- disturbed breathing during sleep;
General recommendations for sleep disorders
If there are serious problems in violation of the baby's sleep, the doctor will prescribe the treatment. However, in addition to treatment, it is necessary to adhere to some more rules:
- Observe the child's sleep mode. The baby must go to bed at the same time.
- Watch what the child does before bed. Do not allow him to watch the night TV, be careful that he does not play mobile games. It is best to read to him before going to bed a book.
- Keep an eye on the air temperature in the bedroom. The most optimal temperature is 22 degrees. At this humidity should be 70%, therefore it is recommended to purchase a special humidifier.
- The child's bed linen must be clean, free of wrinkles and crumbs. It is best that the fabric is natural. The same applies to pajamas.
- Follow the way of life of the baby. The child should walk on the street for at least two hours a day. A sedentary image will not do him good. Therefore, try to do so that the child spent as little time as possible behind the TV, computer and so on.
- If an infant suffers from insomnia, then try to put him to sleep next to him. As a rule, the problem disappears very quickly. Although many experts do not recommend sleeping in a parent's bed.