What to do if your child has insomnia

Children's insomnia is usually very distressing for our parents, because babies usually cry all the time when they have insomnia, and the family members can't sleep when the children cry. This is mainly because parents care about their babies. So, what should we do if children have insomnia? In fact, there are many methods used to treat children's insomnia in reality, but general conventional treatments have little effect on children's insomnia.

Insomnia in children is a relatively common symptom, but for most families, insomnia in children is very scary. There are many reasons for insomnia in children. Some are personal reasons; some are external influences, all of which are very possible. So, let’s introduce in detail how to deal with insomnia in children.

Whether adults or children, they can stick to the rules of the human body clock (go to bed at 9:30 pm; get up at 5:30 am, and then, be sure to insist on morning exercises), and must give up bad habits. After forming this habit, the quality of your sleep will definitely improve. Leave no doubt about it.

There are many reasons for insomnia. Mental factors such as mental tension, excitement, depression, fear, anxiety, and boredom can often cause insomnia; excessive work and study pressure, environmental changes, noise, light and air pollution and other social environmental factors are another important reason; bad habits such as eating too much at dinner and drinking tea and coffee before going to bed can also cause insomnia. The most effective way to avoid insomnia is to regularize your daily life, develop the habit of going to bed and getting up on time, and thus establish your own biological clock.

① Develop good work and rest habits and relax your mind before going to bed.

② Don’t be too hungry or too full before going to bed.

③The light in the bedroom should be soft and the temperature should not be too high.

④Wash your feet with hot water every day before going to bed.

⑤ In terms of diet, you can eat more sunflower seeds, dates, honey, millet, milk, etc. At night, you can drink millet, lotus seeds, red dates, and lily porridge.

⑥Try not to drink tea, coffee or cola after noon.

⑦ Avoid drinking alcohol before going to bed. Although alcohol may make people fall asleep quickly, it will also disrupt sleep rhythms and affect physical recovery.

⑧Don’t smoke: Nicotine prevents people from falling asleep smoothly and affects the quality of sleep. Even a small amount of smoking before going to bed can affect sleep.

In addition, I suggest that you use traditional Chinese medicine to diagnose and treat the disease, regulate qi and blood, adjust the functions of the body's internal organs, and choose methods such as calming the nerves and soothing the mind, nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, strengthening the spleen and purging the liver, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis to help you sleep well.

Therefore, with the detailed introduction above, everyone should know how to deal with insomnia in children. The common treatment methods for insomnia in children are generally: develop good work and rest habits; do not be too hungry or too full before going to bed; the light in the room should be soft; soak your feet in hot water before going to bed; try not to drink tea, coffee or cola after noon. I hope that patients can understand this.