Is it better for children to sleep on a hard bed or a soft bed?

Childhood is an important period of growth and development for a person. Providing a relatively good environment for growth and development is the responsibility and obligation of the family. Take children's sleep for example. They sleep more than one-third of their daily life, so the conditions of the child's bedroom must not be neglected. The choice of bed is directly related to the development and growth of the body. So, is it better for children to sleep on a hard bed or a soft bed?

Hard bed ≠ hardwood board

The normal physiological structure of the human spine presents an S-shaped physiological curve when viewed from the side. When sleeping on a hard bed, the waist is suspended in the air, the body cannot get good support, and the symptoms of back pain will be aggravated. If this continues for a long time, it may change the curvature of the lumbar spine and cause diseases such as lumbar muscle strain.

A bed that is too hard will have a certain impact on the protruding bones and joints of the body. When you sleep on a too hard bed, only your head, back, buttocks and heels can bear the pressure. Your spine will be in a stiff and tense state, requiring support from the waist and back muscles, which makes it difficult to relax when you sleep.

The softer the bed, the better?

Soft beds are the choice of many young people. They are so soft that the whole person can sink into them. But because of this, soft beds lack sufficient support and cannot maintain the physiological curvature of the spine.

At this time, the muscle groups around the spine will contract synergistically to maintain the normal state of the spine, which will cause back pain, soreness, swelling and stiffness, especially in some elderly people and patients with lumbar disease. Over time, lumbar muscle and bone strain may occur, and even the spine may bend or twist!

For children and adolescents in their growth and development period, a bed that is too soft may affect the development of the spine and increase the risk of spinal curvature and hunchback.

Since a bed that is too soft is not good, and one that is too hard is not good either, what are the requirements when choosing a mattress?

Moderate hardness and softness

The human spine has a physiological curvature. Viewed from the side, the cervical curve, thoracic curve, lumbar curve and sacral curve have physiological curvatures. Mattresses that are too soft or too hard cannot fully fit the human body.

Therefore, a good mattress should be of moderate hardness and softness, not so hard that it does not deform, nor so hard that it deforms too much. It can keep the spine in a natural stretch and fit perfectly with the shoulders, waist and hips without leaving any gaps.

Good support

Supporting capacity does not refer to the hardness or thickness of the bed, but whether it fits the curve of the body so that all parts of the body get even support. Even a highly elastic bed needs to ensure its supporting capacity.

Good breathability

People also sweat when they sleep, especially those who are physically weak or in menopause. Sweat is likely to seep into the mattress. If the bed is not breathable, it will easily breed bacteria, mites and other microorganisms, and may also bring moisture to the body, forming a vicious circle.