What to do if your child doesn't like taking naps?

When taking care of their baby, every parent hopes that their child will have a regular daily routine, and parents think that naps are essential. Often, many children do not like to sleep at noon, no matter how they are coaxed, they will not sleep. This makes parents particularly anxious, fearing that their children’s lack of sleep will affect their growth and development. Let’s learn about what to do if children don’t like to take naps.

What to do if your child doesn't like taking naps?

Although many kindergartens arrange nap time every day, this does not mean that children must take a nap, because this requirement is more of a compliance with a social custom. For some children, skipping a nap will have no effect on their growth and development.

Generally speaking, growth hormone is mainly secreted during sleep, and its effect is better during deep sleep. Preschool children are in a critical period of growth and development. If they can get one or two hours of sleep at noon, it will be beneficial to promote the secretion of growth hormone.

However, children's sleep is usually irregular. If they are affected by their parents' bad sleeping habits, they may take a nap at other times. This is a very common phenomenon. As long as the quality of sleep is good and the total sleep time is sufficient (16 hours from 0 to six months old, 14 hours from six months to 2 years old, 11-12 hours from 2 to 4 years old, and about 10 hours from 5 to 9 years old), it will not cause much impact on the secretion of growth hormone, so parents do not have to require their children to take naps. If you don’t sleep well, you need to make appropriate adjustments. Of course, there are also a small number of children who need less sleep. They may only sleep eight or nine hours since infancy. In this case, there is no need to force them to take a nap.

In short, parents should not force their children to take naps, as long as they get enough and regular sleep.

The above is an introduction to what to do if children don’t like to take naps. After understanding, we know that children’s life patterns and habits are different. As long as the child’s sleep time is guaranteed every day, there is no need to force him to take a nap. In addition, we parents should not use our own living habits to influence our children.