It's Good in Dream

As with adults, some children need more hours sleep and some less. Newborns tend to sleep 16-17 hours a day, divided into periods vary in length from 2 to 6 hours. Around the third month and with a little help from their parents begin to adopt the cycle day; night, indicating that reduced sleep periods during the day at 3 to 4 hours sleep the night becomes long, reaching 5 to 9 hours. In the sixth month, babies sleep about 14 hours a day and periods of sleep during the day reduced to 2 hours of sleep the night gets longer 10 to 12 hours. Between the twelfth and the twenty-fourth month of their total sleep will decrease reaching 13 hours. During the third year of the child needs 12 hours sleep during the fourth year and 11.5 in the fifth year of 11 hours? From the sixth year until puberty sleep children should be up to 10 hours and during puberty 8 to 9 hours of sleep is enough. While of course we said the first time as the end of puberty the child may have a period of sleep during the day, after lunch, it would be very clear that children do not physically need to nap in peace. It is not even sleep, to sleep easier at night. However they need during the day alternating between quiet and more active operations it would be "at peace" whiles the afternoon chatting or reading books with their parents. 

How can I tell if a child is missing sleep? 

The children are either sleeping or a few hours sleep badly, with symptoms of sleep deprivation. So we may look tired and sleepy. There are also children whose picture mislead parents. These children lack of sleep, there is an excessive activity, so the children have excessive mobility. It can be miserable, irritable and emotionally unstable. Yet the lack of sleep as shown by surveys affects school performance of children and can be reduced substantially with the lack of sleep experience "school problems" such as lack of concentration, reduced memory, learning difficulties and easily frustrated. 

If the child does not sleep early, you have to push? 

The fact is that sleep and especially the night are beneficial for the child. A relaxing night's sleep quite a child and is very refreshing for the brain, which during the night to reach deeper stages. The brain child is prepared to rest at 20:00 to 20:30 at night because sleep appears more easily this time. So this is the time you need to put our children to sleep for the winter. Similarly in summer the ideal time for sleep is 21:00 to 21:30 and as it may seem odd working hours should be observed in children aged 0 to 11 years! Now, if our child does not sleep early this is definitely not his responsibility and that's why sleep is learned. It's a habit that must teach the parents. The child does not sleep early because they never learned to sleep early. So the solution is not the pressure but what we do as parents is just to teach your child to sleep early. 

How to help your child to have a stable program to sleep? 

To give the child a stable program to sleep is important to give the family a stable program in everyday life by following these principles: 

Do not let the day to roll as result. Decide what time should the child sleep at night or even the whole family and show the consequences! 

Dealt with the child during the afternoon. 

Establish an hour at noon when the family will be unsettled. 

Late in the afternoon, turn to peaceful activities and avoid those that raise the adrenaline (painting, construction toys, etc.) 

The last two hours before bedtime take the pace with a bath or a light meal. Also important is preceded by a sleep ritual - pizamoules, tale or a book, kiss the parents good night.