Why children do not sleep at night - the reasons and ways to overcome.

Probably all parents of small children are concerned with the question: "Why do not children sleep at night?" It would seem quite logical that the newborn almost all the time eats and sleeps. So in fact, no! That you have to sleep for two hours, then he wants to sleep only on the handles, then he wakes up twenty times a night, bringing his parents to a frenzy ... What's the matter? Many inexperienced moms and dads are taken to sound the alarm and suspect the baby of various diseases, although in most cases everything is not so scary.

As a rule, the reasons why children do not sleep at night, there are several, consider them in order.

The most common cause is usually the stuffiness in the room. Parents, fearing to catch a crumb, literally "pack" all the cracks, but in the stuffiness and the adult it's hard to sleep. In this case, it is better to warm the baby at night and maintain a comfortable temperature in the room. And be sure to air before going to bed.

Also, the frequent cause of a night "concert" is colic. As a rule, this is the problem of children up to 3-4 months, it is removed with special medications, warmth on the tummy, massage clockwise, adjusting the menu of the nursing mother or selecting the right mixture.

Also the cause of the eternal "why do not children sleep at night" happens ... excessive attention. If the day of the baby is not missed by mom, dad, loving relatives, then it is quite natural that it requires attention at night.

Many parents complain that the kid "confused the day with the night." This happens, although usually children of 3-4 months can already distinguish between day and night. If your child is sleeping sweetly during the day and awake at night, you should carefully "translate" it. To do this, do not give a lot of sleep during the day, even if you yourself at these moments rest or busy with business. Be cautious, delay the next dream. Very important is the atmosphere of sleep - during a day's rest do not strongly obscure the room, walk on tiptoe, etc. But at night it should be dark and quiet. And parental attention during the night hours should be minimal. We changed clothes, fed them - and bainki! You do not need to play with the baby, sing songs, talk - believe me, he will like it, and he will demand it every night!

By the way, all the above problems can be the reason why the child does not sleep during the day. In addition, daytime sleep can be disturbed due to bright lighting, typical daytime noise. Older children refuse to sleep during the day because of their enthusiasm for games, they do not want to be distracted by such an uninteresting occupation as a dream. If we are talking about babies, then often the child does not sleep again during the day, because he is accustomed to certain conditions of falling asleep or sleep itself. Thus, a child who has got used to sleeping on the street often does not fit in any way to sleep during the day at home.

In general, the norms of sleep for children are defined by pediatricians for a long time. For children up to six months, the norm of sleep is 16-18 hours a day. Naturally, someone needs 20 hours, and someone enough and 14. But a strong deviation from the norm - an occasion to consult a doctor!

By the half-year the amount of sleep is reduced to 13-14 hours a day, and by the year - up to 11-12 hours. Again, everything is individual.

Very often parents are so worried about why children do not sleep at night, that they forget about the main thing: calm parents are a quiet kid. The less nervous you are, the less reason the child has for that, and the calmer his sleep.