Your child resists the "quiet hour" and you do not put him to sleep during the day? In this case, you run the risk of his health, doctors say. Pediatricians are told about the benefits of daytime sleep to children's health.
If you understand why you need a person to sleep, then we will know that the way a person is resting, "reloaded" and the brain "digests" the information of the day. But if the child sleeps well at night, why would he need a nap?
The optimal duration of sleep for an adult - eight hours. Of course, these figures can be individual for each person. Child, depending on age, needs even more sleep. As his body grows and develops, so, he spends a lot of mental strength and energy. If baby is sleeping enough, The body develops worse. So it is very important all daytime sleep phase: during fast - the brain processes the information, and improves mental abilities toddler; during the phase of REM sleep activates the production of growth hormones.
Some parents believe that daytime sleep is not so important once the child does not ask himself in bed. But the child does not know what his body needs lots of sleep. Notice "bells" of fatigue you can on the behavior of the kid: he becomes moody, irritable and have a bad mood. Neuroscientists recommended to lay a child to sleep during the day, up to 6-8 years.
Incidentally, it is useful to sleep during the day, not only children, but adults as possible. The truth will benefit only if enough people awake at night. Daytime sleep helps restore concentration, productivity and ability to focus. In addition, it is a good antidepressant, which improves mood. All the same occurs in children, but they have this effect is even better, because the nervous system is not fully developed and needs to be a day of rest much more than the adult organism.
Children better to retreat to the daily sleep no later than six in the evening. But what to do if a child refuses to sleep during the day? Go to the trick. Lie down, read a book, and an hour before bedtime put all active games.
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