Why can't children sleep?

Because the nervous system of infants and young children is not fully developed, their brains are more sensitive to some external things, and they may have difficulty sleeping due to a little noise. When children cannot fall asleep, you need to pay attention to dimming the lights in the room, lowering the volume, and try to keep the children in a quiet environment so that they can slowly fall asleep.

What to do if your child won’t sleep

The indoor lights should be dimmed, the TV volume should be lowered, and the adults' voices should be relatively soft. The curtains should be drawn to make children realize that it is time to go to bed, but they should not develop the habit of waking up at the slightest noise.

The bedding and pillows are clean and comfortable, suitable for the season. Bedding should be dried in the sun once a week, and quilt covers and sheets should be changed and washed every two weeks. Do not put mung beans, millet or other things in the pillow to avoid causing pillow baldness.

The indoor air should be kept fresh and moist. Sleeping in fresh air will help infants and young children fall asleep quickly and sleep soundly, so try to keep the air circulating to ensure that infants and young children have enough oxygen during their sleep. Adults should not smoke indoors to avoid causing air pollution. What’s worse is that infants and young children will be exposed to secondhand smoke and their health will be affected.

Do not do strenuous exercise, tell long stories or read new books before going to bed, so as to avoid over-excitement of infants and young children and affecting their sleep. Most parents tell stories to their children before bed, but often the stories are too long or too exciting, making the children unable to stop listening. They could have gone to bed earlier, but end up sleeping less because of these stories.

When sleeping, change the baby into soft and loose clothes to relax his muscles and sleep comfortably.

Before going to bed, you should develop the habit of washing your hands, face, brushing your teeth, and gargling your mouth. It is best to wash your feet before going to bed. This can also help your child fall asleep faster and gradually develop the habit of going to bed after washing and sleeping as soon as they go to bed.

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