Is it good for children to drink milk every night?

Many children are now over one year old, but they still have the habit of drinking milk at night. Because their children often cry and refuse to go to sleep without milk at night, their mothers often feed them milk to help them fall asleep better. So is this habit good or not? Many mothers have some doubts. Today, let's answer it for everyone. Should children drink milk at night? How should they quit it?

Night feeding should be stopped. In theory, babies whose height and physical development meet the standards can skip the night feeding from the fourth month onwards. That is, after being fed at around 10 pm, they should sleep until 6 am the next day. Otherwise it will be detrimental to children's development of good work and rest and eating habits.

I suggest that as your first step, you should delay his last feed before going to bed at night to around 10 or 11 o'clock and feed him full. If he still wakes up at 3 or 4 o'clock, coax him first and give him water. Don't feed him milk. Only feed him milk if he still makes noise after giving water. The milk powder should also be prepared a little thinner than usual. Gradually, he will be able to extend his continuous sleep time and stop drinking milk at night.

When the baby is sleeping quietly at night, the biological clock in the body will stimulate the pineal gland in the brain to secrete melatonin to regulate the secretion of growth hormone, which directly affects its growth and development. Therefore, the quality of sleep at night is very important. For babies under 6 months old, eating milk at night is a physiological need, and after 6 months it is a habit. Parents need to have determination and patience to help their babies quit the habit of eating milk at night.

You can increase the energy and density of food to meet the baby's needs, and gradually develop a biological clock of eating during the day and sleeping at night. At the same time, you can reduce the baby's daytime sleep time, so that the baby will be tired from playing during the day and the quality of sleep at night will naturally improve.

You can decide according to the age of your child. Especially for children over 6 months old, it is very necessary to stop them from drinking milk at night. This will help them develop a good biological clock and sleeping habits, improve their sleep quality, and help their growth and development. If your child cannot stop drinking milk, you can also use other methods to help.