Children's sleeping pillows are good for health. Sleeping pillow is beneficial to the normal development of spine. Nowadays, many children don't like sleeping with pillows. In fact, this is quite harmful to the body. Parents must correct this bad habit of their children.
The function of the pillow is to help us return to the natural state when standing. If the child sleeps without a pillow, it will cause great pressure on the cervical spine, which is not conducive to the development of the child's body. Science has proved that when people sleep, a certain angle between their heads and body form is beneficial to the relaxation of neck muscles.
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Infants eat a small amount of food and don't eat much milk at a time, so the interval between two feedings is short, which is easy to cause crying due to hunger during sleep. From birth to 6 months, babies sleep for about 5 to 6 hours at a time. They usually eat after waking up and go to bed after eating. If young mothers are inexperienced, they will often feed their babies every 3-4 hours because they are afraid of being hungry.
Even when he is asleep, shake him and force him to feed on time, which will make the baby develop the habit of waking up easily. Actually, the baby is not hungry at all. Moreover, it is not surprising that the newborn baby sleeps for 20 hours every day. It is normal to sleep for eight or nine hours, and the mother does not have to wake up the baby manually according to her own feeding time.
Good sleep habits should be cultivated from an early age, which is the best measure to prevent sleep disorders in infants. Parents can decide when to go to bed at night according to the actual situation, and arrange some routine homework before the specified sleep time, such as washing face, washing feet, brushing teeth, urinating and changing clothes. , so as not to disturb it; Before going to bed, children should be allowed to rest for about half an hour and do some quiet activities.
For example, watching pictures, listening to adults' conversations and building blocks can stabilize children's emotions and help them fall asleep; Don't leave after putting the child to bed. Tell a short story or play light music first, then turn off the lights and let him sleep peacefully.
Parents should not get excited because there are good TV programs in the evening, or let their children play too much before going to bed. In addition, the quality of the mattress will also affect children's sleep.
Some infants suddenly sit up after falling asleep for a period of time, look frightened, sometimes cry constantly, and usually continue to sleep after ten minutes. This phenomenon is called "night terrors" in medicine.
Night terrors are mainly caused by fright, such as watching a thrilling movie, or listening to a horrible story, or leaving your parents for a strange environment for the first time, or being scolded and beaten by your parents.
Therefore, in order to prevent the baby from night terrors, parents should strengthen their positive education at ordinary times, and don't beat and scold their children to avoid scaring younger babies. Babies who are frequently frightened should be carefully taken care of and supplemented with drugs to calm their nerves.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-sleep