Benefits of napping for children

There are parents who today are quite lucky and the envy of other parents since their children still manage to nap . Others, however, complain day after day that their children no longer sleep it because they do not need it or do not want it. It has been proven that napping brings a series of benefits to the elderly and children, so it is important to get them to sleep regularly and voluntarily. Then I am going to tell you a little more about these benefits and the importance they have in child development.

NAPPING IS NECESSARY FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN

During the first months of life, babies sleep a great number of hours a day, including the precious nap. Before the first birthday, the newborn will take two naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. From the year on, they usually suppress one of the two naps and take only one. The normal thing is to stop doing the one in the morning and continue with the one in the afternoon.

From this moment on, it is important that parents succeed in instilling in the child the importance of a nap so that despite being older, they continue to sleep. Unfortunately, this habit usually disappears as the child grows and gets older. In many, taking a nap of at least half an hour has a positive impact on their body and they feel much more relaxed and calm. Creating a series of habits or routines is important when it comes to getting the child to nap without any obligations and without complaining. You have to prepare the environment and do everything possible so that the child is comfortable and relaxed.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF NAPPING FOR CHILDREN?

• • Napping will help the little one regain all the energy lost during the day and wake up like new and with fully charged batteries for the remainder of the day.

• • Napping helps the body sleep much better at night. On many occasions the child arrives too upset and turned over to bed so he has serious difficulties at bedtime. A nap of 30 or 60 minutes is perfect for the child to arrive relaxed at bedtime.

• • Napping is scientifically proven to help reduce hyperactivity in children . If the child does not take a nap, he is likely to be much more upset during the rest of the day and may suffer various night terrors.

• • Other studies have corroborated that naps help improve children’s memory, both declarative and short-term.

• Napping will also help improve children’s learning in addition to their school performance. It has been shown that the nap will also allow the little one to have a better development in the field of language.

Despite the benefits of napping, it is important not to force the little one to sleep and let him do it himself. The key is for parents to instill this habit in them from a young age and in this way it is normal to do it. Unfortunately, it is increasingly rare to see a child napping since they prefer to do something else such as playing with other children or doing other types of activities that are much more satisfactory for the little one.