How to help your child sleep?

At last your baby has grown! Even after a night feeding, no longer have to lubricate oprelosti and treat otitis, wait until the teeth erupt ... you think that now it will be possible to sleep through the night? Certainly not!

Unfortunately, the children come in a variety of sleep disorders that can disrupt them - and also the parent - a night rest. Here are some of them.

Nightmares

Childhood - wonderful age when a child is difficult to distinguish fantasy from reality. Horror stories from the TV screen can invade real life, and now the child sees monsters in nightmares.

Stress, illness, and taking certain medications can also trigger nightmares, as well as the death of loved ones, divorce of parents or the birth of a brother or sister. Every fourth child sees nightmares 1 time per week and more.

How can parents help:

* Make sure that your child watches on television.
* Read a bedtime story.
* Turn on quiet music at bedtime.
* Turn on the nightlight or leave the bedroom door open.
* Allow your child to sleep with a favorite soft toy or blanket.
* Set the mode of the day to rise and going to bed occurred in one and the same time.
* Discuss with your child nightmares. Keep a journal and record all instances of awakenings and events that may have been associated with before.
* If nightmares become more frequent, consult your doctor about the possibility of taking sleeping pills.

Night panic

During the night of panic child may suddenly jump out of bed and scream. In this case the pupils dilate, the baby may sweat, waving his arms, beat or kick an object, which he dreamed. The child can look directly at parents, but do not answer their questions.

This condition can cause illness, medication or stress. Their appearance also contributes to show horror films, and irregular sleep. Night panic occurs in children aged 2-6 years.

How can parents help:

* Stay with the child until he falls asleep.
* Keep a diary and record events with the child, including television programs, which he watched, and his daily ration.
* If nocturnal panic occurs regularly at the same time, you can wake up the child for about 15 minutes before its expected start and after 5 minutes again put to sleep.
* If the problem persists, contact your child's neurologist.

Sleepwalking

Only in the U.S. suffers from sleepwalking 18% of children. Sleepwalking occurs in a phase of deep sleep. The child appears awake, but in fact a clear conscience he is absent. Sometimes when walking in a dream kid said something meaningless.

Sleepwalking may be associated with the maturation of the nervous system or stressful experiences. Typically, these phenomena are terminated to 13 years.

What parents can do:

* Keep a diary and mark in it the possible causes of sleep disorders.
* Close doors and stair gates. Do not put your baby to sleep on a high bed. Hang the door bell or attach other devices, indicating that the child tries to leave.
* Delicately return the child to bed. Do not yell at him and did not shake.
* If walking in his sleep is regular, consult your pediatrician.
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