Children’s sleep problems have always troubled parents. A good night’s sleep is very important for children, both for their growth and development and for their brain development. On the contrary, it is very harmful to the child. How can we scientifically master the sleep of children and eliminate sleep disorders is the most important concern of parents. Most of the causes of children’s poor sleep are non-pathological. Help your child find these problems and eliminate them in time, and your child will be able to sleep peacefully.
Eight common sleep disorders in children and solutions.
1. Crying.
Some children will suddenly cry after falling asleep, which is medically called infantile nocturnal agitation. If it is confirmed that the child is not sick, it is usually due to excessive fatigue during the day, or caused by shock. Do not argue loudly in front of the child in daily life, to keep the child in a happy and relaxed mood.
2. Teeth grinding.
Children after the age of two or three often have teeth grinding symptoms, resulting in grinding teeth usually caused by digestive disorders or intestinal parasites. If the grinding situation is serious, grinding every day, it may be a dental problem, you need to go to the hospital to receive an examination.
3. Bedwetting.
Children should go back to bed after half an hour or an hour after eating milk, and urinate before bedtime to avoid bedwetting in the middle of the night.
4, easy to wake up.
The baby is obviously asleep in the mother’s arms, but as soon as it is put down, it will cry and wake up. This is because adults will go to sleep directly into the quiet sleep, infants need 20 minutes to enter the quiet sleep. Some babies wake up crying twice during sleep, not because they are really awake, but because they are changing sleep processes and will go back to sleep after crying for a while. At this time parents do not have to be too nervous to pick up the child to feed or coax the pat, which is not only not conducive to the development of normal sleep, but also tossed themselves especially tired.
5, sweating.
Some children just fall asleep sweating profusely, and accompanied by other performance, this time indicates that the child may suffer from certain diseases, need to go to the hospital for examination. If the infant is accompanied by four-sided head, late teething and other performance, it may be suffering from rickets.
6. Constant chewing.
Many children like to chew constantly after falling asleep, this may be over-eating during the day, indigestion, may also suffer from roundworm disease, parents need to take the child to the hospital for examination, if it is roundworm disease, you can use special deworming medicine to expel; if it is not roundworm disease, you can arrange the child’s diet reasonably under the advice of the doctor.
7. Startle jumping.
Newborn babies often have the phenomenon of startled jumping, the cause of startled jumping may be physiological, the child’s nervous system is not fully developed, wait until the development of maturity, the phenomenon of startled jumping will be self-healing. In addition, if the child is deficient in calcium, will also appear jumping phenomenon, parents should pay attention to the child’s calcium supplement.
8, sleep is not solid.
Some children often do not sleep solidly, often tossing and rolling around during sleep. The causes of this situation are more, need to be treated differently. For example, the child ate too much before bedtime, the stomach and intestines are overburdened, they do not sleep soundly. It is also possible that the child is overdressed or the covers are too thick, which can also make the child feel uncomfortable and toss and turn in bed for a good night’s sleep.
There are several common pathological causes of babies not sleeping.
1. Intestinal cramps.
If the child has intermittent crying, struggling or tossing, pale face and other performance at night, without vomiting, fever, diarrhea and other symptoms, it may be a manifestation of intestinal cramps.
You can gently massage the abdomen to relieve this symptom, or take oral antispasmodics to relieve spasms.
2. Pinworm disease.
If a child suddenly cries and scratches the anus 1-2 hours after falling asleep, parents should carefully observe whether there are small white thread-like worms moving around the child’s anus, and if so, he or she is suffering from pinworm disease. In addition to deworming, we should also pay attention to the child’s personal hygiene, wash hands regularly, do not suck fingers, often change the baby’s clothes and cool bedding.
3, rickets.
Children suffering from rickets show symptoms such as excessive sweating and crying at night. At this time, you should give your child calcium and vitamin D supplements under the guidance of a doctor, and usually let your child do more outdoor activities and get more sunlight.