Does your child have the habit of taking a nap?
Now many parents are very concerned about their children's growth, especially the topic of taking a nap, which makes many parents very worried. Some people think that children had better have the habit of taking a nap, so that they can have a good rest and have the spirit to play and study in the afternoon. However, some people think that if children sleep more during the day, they will easily stay up late at night, which will harm their health.
So, does the child want to take a nap? Is there a difference between children who take a nap and those who don't?
Children "don't sleep at noon and collapse in the afternoon", which makes people very worried.
My friend's son is over 4 years old this year and is attending kindergarten. Recently, my friend was very worried, because the teacher always communicated with her and said that other children were taking a nap. Her son said that he didn't sleep at all and was still running around the house, dragging other children who wanted to take a nap to play together. I can't help it. A teacher takes him to play during a nap. But as a result, other children were playing in the afternoon, but he began to make people angry, either complaining and dozing off or losing his temper.
The teacher said that the child didn't sleep at noon and collapsed in the afternoon, so she soon formed the habit of taking a nap for the child. Friends are very worried that children make teachers embarrassed and are not good for their own growth. However, children have no habit of taking a nap since childhood. Is it really different from a child who takes a nap?
Whether children take a nap or not, the difference is obvious after 6 years old.
What is the difference between a child taking a nap and not taking a nap? In fact, scientific research is very thorough. Alice, an American psychologist, followed 700 children in the last century and divided them into two groups. One group had the habit of taking a nap and the other group didn't. Then every other year, analyze the data.
The results show that the children who have the habit of taking a nap generally have high memory, and the memory accuracy rate is as high as 80%. Children who don't have the habit of taking a nap have a memory accuracy of only 40%. Of course, there are other differences, which are more obvious after the age of 6.
Taking a nap can help children recover their energy and avoid "not sleeping in the morning and collapsing in the afternoon"
Children who take a nap can recover their energy quickly, which is more conducive to afternoon study and activities. As my friend's son's teacher said, children "don't sleep in the morning and collapse in the afternoon." Only when they have a good rest at noon can they have enough mental and physical strength to study and play.
2 Napping can effectively improve children's memory.
Because children's short-term memory is limited, only by consolidating and strengthening memory can we turn recent memories and experiences into long-term memories. Napping just helps children to improve their memory, consolidate and strengthen their memory. Therefore, this is one of the reasons why children who take a nap have much better memories than children who don't take a nap.
Taking a nap helps to improve children's immunity.
We adults all have this experience. If we don't get enough sleep for a while, we will easily get sick. Because people lack sleep, their immunity becomes low, and they are easily attacked by germs. Taking a nap can stimulate lymphocytes in the human body, enhance the activity of immune cells and improve immunity. Moreover, studies have shown that taking a nap for half an hour every day can promote hormone balance, rest the cardiovascular system and better protect the heart.
Since taking a nap has so many benefits, parents should try their best to cultivate their children's habit of taking a nap. However, some children don't want to take a nap and don't lack sleep. Parents should not blindly force their children to take a nap. But it depends on why children don't like taking a nap, and only the right medicine can find a solution.
Why don't children like taking a nap? How to let children take a nap?
(1) More fun, not enough.
Some children are playful and energetic, and don't play enough at all. It is too difficult for such a child to take a nap. Therefore, parents should not force energetic children to take a nap, but let them play by themselves. When they are tired of playing at noon, they naturally want to have a rest. If you play too much, it's a physical problem, so parents don't have to worry too much.
(2) Curiosity, I want to know what others are doing after they fall asleep.
I have a friend who is a kindergarten teacher. She said that many children don't sleep, but they are all curious. They lay there, pretending to sleep, and then pricked up their ears to listen to what the teacher said and what the children next to them were doing. Or, peek around with your eyes to see what people who don't sleep are doing. In fact, they are curious about what others are doing after they fall asleep.
Therefore, if parents want their children to take a nap, they should also form the habit of taking a nap, so that children will not be curious about what adults are doing, and naturally it is easy to form the habit of taking a nap.
③ There is not enough activity during the day, and there is no drowsiness at noon.
Some children are quiet and don't like to play some physical activities during the day. In other words, parents pay too much attention to safety and always prevent their children from playing games that consume physical strength. Therefore, such children don't consume much physical strength in the morning, and naturally they don't feel sleepy at noon. They don't need a nap to replenish energy.
Therefore, parents should let their children have fun. If the child is very tired, he will be sleepy at noon. Slowly, the child developed the habit of taking a nap.
Topic discussion: Parents, do your children have the habit of taking a nap?