How much sleep do children normally get in a day?

Sleep is especially important for children. Compared with adults, children's physical functions are relatively weak and they are in the golden period of development. The growth and development of the human body take place during deep sleep. If the sleep time is not enough, it may affect the growth of children. Therefore, parents need to pay special attention to children's sleep time. So let’s take a look at how much sleep a child normally gets in a day.

The human body's requirement for sleep is that generally young and middle-aged people sleep 7-9 hours a night, teenagers and young children need 1-3 hours more, and the elderly need 1-3 hours less. This is the requirement for sleep quantity (time) for different age groups.

Sleep quality: Fall asleep within half an hour and basically do not wake up all night; be able to fall asleep within half an hour after going to bed, do not wake up all night or wake up once, not wake up intermittently or early; dream few dreams, not many dreams or nightmares; sleep is deep, not half asleep, or easily disturbed by the environment or awakened. This is the requirement for sleep quality.

The best sleeping time for humans should be from 10 pm to 6 am, slightly earlier to 9 pm to 5 am for the elderly, and 8 pm to 6 am for children.

Things to note about your child’s sleep:

Children should not sleep on adult pillows

Babies like to imitate adults, wear mom and dad’s shoes, and sleep on mom and dad’s pillows. In fact, children's pillows emphasize stage applicability, and different pillows should be used in each period. Adjust the pillow at any time according to the development of the baby's head. Do not use the same pillow from childhood to adulthood, and do not use an adult pillow for the baby. It is recommended that children under 1 year old should not use pillows. Children aged 1-5 years old can use small pillows with a thickness of 6-8CM. The material should be soft and breathable. Children aged 6-10 can use a medium-sized pillow with a thickness of 8-12CM. The material should be soft, breathable and tough. Children aged 12-18 can use medium-to-large sized pillows with a thickness of 12-15CM. The material is soft, breathable and tough.

Children should not sleep with adults

Some mothers want to save the trouble of feeding and changing diapers at night, or because they are worried that their babies may kick off the quilt, so they hold their babies in their arms to sleep together for the sake of convenience. Or put the baby to sleep between two adults. Professor Chen said that doing so would be harmful to the baby's health. Because when the adult holds the baby to sleep, the adult's head is closer to the baby's head, and the adult's lung capacity is much larger than that of the baby. Therefore, a large amount of oxygen in the air is taken away by mom and dad, and the carbon dioxide exhaled by the adult diffuses around the baby, causing the baby to sleep in an oxygen-deprived state. When adults keep turning over after falling asleep, it is easy for babies to have restless sleep. You can let your baby sleep in a small bed next to the adult bed, which is convenient for care and gives the baby an independent sleeping space.

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