A few days later, Xiaoling took the time to take her in-laws and children and consulted a pediatric growth and development expert to find out the reason for her son's unsatisfactory height development. Experts point out that many parents don't know that their children's height development is delayed by these bedtime behaviors.
1. reprimand the child before going to bed
Many children like to dawdle before going to bed. They want to play more toys and watch more TV. I was urged to wash and sleep by my parents almost every day. However, some parents may not have much patience. After urging the child not to listen several times, he angrily reprimanded the child and even touched his hands, making the child cry and even fall asleep. Children falling asleep with this bad mood will affect the secretion of growth hormone, which will affect the development of height in the long run.
2. Maybe it's excitement before going to bed
Many people have a misconception that children, especially many old people, will sleep more stably at night when they are tired of playing, which is even more ingrained. The pace of modern life is relatively fast. It's very late for dinner, and then grandparents take their grandchildren to the square dance or go out for a while. It was late, and they got home and got ready for bed.
It looks like the child is tired and can sleep better. In fact, the child is too excited before going to bed. Although he has been breathing, his brain can't calm down. Even if you are sleepy, the cerebral cortex is still in an excited state, and you can't enter deep sleep. Missing the period of vigorous growth hormone secretion will affect your height development.
Drink milk before going to bed
Nowadays, many parents like to feed their children milk before going to bed, saying that it is helpful for sleep, but the child's digestive system is not mature enough. Drinking milk before going to bed will increase the burden on the stomach, and children can't sleep well at night, which naturally affects their height development.
Does your child have this habit before going to bed at night?