It is said that the plan of the day lies in the morning, so sleep is very important as an energy source in the morning. After all, only good sleep can start the whole day, especially for children, good sleep is an important driving force for their growth.
In fact, in general, the best healthy sleep time for children aged 0- 18 is roughly like this:
4- 12 months baby: sleep 12- 16 hours (including daytime nap);
1-3 years old children: 1 1- 14 hours (including daytime nap);
Children aged 3-5: 10- 13 hours (including daytime nap);
Children aged 6- 12: 9- 12 hours;
13- 18-year-old adolescents: 8- 10 hour;
As long as the child's sleep time is as close as possible to this interval, there will be no big problem.
Of course, while ensuring sleep time, we should also pay attention to sleep quality in order to achieve better results. Good sleep is very important for developing children. On the contrary, children's poor sleep quality will also lead to a series of bad effects.
1. Impact height
Studies have shown that 70% of children's height depends on their parents' genes and 30% depends on the day after tomorrow. Among these 30% external factors, the influence of sleep on height ranks high, because people secrete growth hormone during sleep, even at the peak of growth hormone secretion, which is 5~7 times more than during the day.
It can be seen that if children want to grow tall and not lag behind, they must pay more attention to their sleep quality.
2. Affect immunity
The China Sleep Research Association emphasized at the "3.2 1" World Sleep Day China theme online conference that "high-quality sleep is the key factor of good immunity".
It can be seen how important a good sleep is to improve children's immunity, because sleeping at night will directly affect the recovery of the body's immune system. Long-term sleep is not good, the body's immunity will gradually decline, and the resistance to the outside world will also decline. Some minor problems, such as gastrointestinal diseases and colds, are easily found by children.
So the key point is that a good sleep is the first line of defense against diseases, and we must protect this healthy line of defense for our children.
3. Affect vision development
In addition to affecting height and immunity, sleep is also a factor leading to the occurrence and development of myopia, because the human body secretes melatonin during sleep, and melatonin has the effect of inhibiting the growth of the eye axis. People sleep less, correspondingly, melatonin secretion will be less, eye axis growth speed will be accelerated, vision will also change and sleep will be insufficient, and children will be more prone to eye fatigue, leading to adjustment disorders, which is not conducive to eye health.
4. Affect brain development
Undoubtedly, childhood is a critical period for children's brain development, and the importance of sleep at this time is self-evident. If you don't get enough sleep, your child's brain will not recover for a long time, and your memory and understanding will decline and your reaction will be slow. These will directly affect the child's brain development.
In short, children's sleep is not a trivial matter. Parents must take it seriously and buy a mattress suitable for children! It is necessary to ensure the basic length and quality of sleep and give children a good sleep habit. Because good sleep is also an important help and guarantee for children's growth!