The importance of naps for young children

When a child's body is growing, there are many things to pay attention to so that there will be no obstacles to the child's physical growth. Naps are a favorite choice for adults, and children should also take naps. This is very helpful for the development of children's body in all aspects. So what is the importance of naps for children? Many parents are not very clear about this. Let's introduce it in detail below.

Importance of naps for young children:

Nap in the kindergarten's daily schedule is one of the measures to ensure that children get enough sleep, which is beneficial to their healthy growth. The younger the child, the more sleep he or she needs. The sleep time for different ages is: 12 hours for 3-4 years old, 11 hours for 4-5 years old, and 10 hours for 5-6 years old. Young children generally sleep at two times a day: one is at night and the other is during the afternoon nap. The night is very important, and the afternoon nap is also important. Young children's bodies are still developing. From morning to noon, they must be very tired due to participating in group educational activities and various game activities. Therefore, they need a nap, which is beneficial to the child's body and mind. Nap is an important part of a child's daily life.

From a medical health perspective: when young children are sleeping, all parts of the body, the brain and the nervous system are regulating, oxygen and energy consumption are minimal, which is conducive to recovering from fatigue. The growth hormone released by the endocrine system increases by 3 times than usual. Therefore, the quality of sleep directly affects the growth and development, physical health, and learning conditions of young children. According to the physiological characteristics of young children, it is very necessary to arrange a 2-2.5 hour nap time during the 8-hour learning and playing process in kindergarten every day (8:00 am - 4:00 pm).

After realizing the importance of naps for young children, parents should prepare a quiet environment when their children are taking naps. This will greatly help improve the quality of their naps. However, children should also be careful not to catch cold when taking naps. Parents need to close the windows, otherwise it is easy to induce other physical problems in children. This is also something to pay attention to.