Reasonable sleep and rest time for one-year-old baby

For babies around one year old, they are still growing, so a normal schedule is very necessary for them. Babies will feel tired while learning to walk, and generally they will go to sleep when they are tired. However, some babies do not want to rest early because they are too playful, so mothers should urge their babies to rest early. So what is a reasonable schedule for a one-year-old baby?

Sleep is a very important physiological activity for humans, especially for infants and young children. The quality of infants' sleep is directly related to the development of their growth and cognitive abilities, and the establishment of scientific sleep habits will be of great significance to the baby's life. Professor Liu Xicheng, leader of the National Children's Sleep Medicine Collaborative Group, stated in a study on the current status of sleep habits and sleep disorders among children aged 0-5 years old in China that at least one out of five babies has sleep quality problems.

1. The relationship between sleep and growth and development

Sleep plays an important role in the growth and development of infants. Human growth and development depends on the growth hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, and the secretion of growth hormone has its specific rhythm. Growth hormone is secreted most during sleep. Medical research shows that the body secretes more than three times as much growth hormone during sleep as when awake. Newborn babies secrete growth hormone 24 hours a day, but starting from infancy, the body only secretes growth hormone during sleep. Studies have also shown that the secretion of growth hormone gradually reaches its peak one hour after the human body enters deep sleep, and the peak period of secretion is generally between 10 pm and 1 am. The function of growth hormone is to promote the growth of bones, muscles, connective tissue and internal organs. Growth hormone is secreted most during deep sleep, and the concentration of growth hormone in the blood reaches its peak. If sleep is disturbed and sleep time is shortened, the secretion of growth hormone will decrease, and height growth may also be affected. Therefore, the quality of sleep has an important impact on children's height. Sleep is not just a rest for children, but also a catalyst for promoting physical development.

In addition, at night, when the baby lies flat on the bed, the lower limbs are relieved from the longitudinal gravity and the bones can get enough rest, so sleep is very important. When standing, the weight of the upper body is all on the lower body. The secretion of growth hormone is also greater when lying down than when standing. It is not an exaggeration to say that the body grows taller while sleeping.

Therefore, parents, please remember: children grow taller if they sleep well.

2. The relationship between sleep and intellectual development

Sleep plays an important role in the intellectual development of infants. Scientific research has found that after a baby falls into a deep sleep, the blood flow to the brain increases significantly, so sleep can also promote the synthesis of brain protein and the development of the baby's intelligence. If your baby sleeps well, he will be more alert when he wakes up and can absorb more information during the day. If he doesn't sleep well, he will be in a bad state when he wakes up and will not be able to accept the things around him. A foreign survey shows that whether babies get enough sleep every day is positively correlated with their academic performance. If you don't get enough sleep, your brain fatigue will not be restored for a long time, which will lead to slow reaction, lack of concentration, and decreased memory and comprehension.

During the growth and development of infants, lack of sleep at night will disrupt the normal secretion of growth hormone and other hormones, causing damage to the body's immune system, endocrine disorders, and metabolic problems. If babies do not get enough sleep for a long time, they will suffer from insomnia just like adults, which will lead to various chronic physiological diseases. It has also been clinically confirmed that the secretion of growth hormone in infants is completed during sleep. If infants do not get enough sleep, it will affect their growth and development and pose a hidden danger to their health. For preschool babies, the scientific sleep time should be 10-12 hours. Parents should pay full attention to the babies' sleep time and quality, and "reduce the burden" on them appropriately, because this is also an indicator to measure the baby's health.

4. The relationship between sleep and obesity

Many parents believe that the more babies sleep, the more likely they are to become obese. Little did they know that the reality was just the opposite. A German medical team recently published the results of a survey of 7,000 babies aged 5 to 6 years old. The results found that 14% of babies who slept less than 10.5 hours were overweight, which was higher than that of babies who slept 11 hours.