Sometimes mom, thinking that it will be better for her child, tries to disaccustom him to a daytime sleep. A question only in how to make it and whether it is necessary in general? To give the answer to this question rather difficult as most of pediatricians assure that the daytime sleep is very useful to the child.
How to disaccustom the child to a daytime sleep?
To sleep to the child in the afternoon or not – a sore point for many mothers. Some look for the answer to a question how to accustom to a daytime sleep, and others - on the contrary how to disaccustom the child to sleep in the afternoon. In the first case everything is clear – it is necessary to tell it fairy tales, to avoid outdoor games with it, to read books, etc. On this subject many good books are written.
And here what to do in the second case? First, not to fall apart and not to hurry time. If the child still small and to school to him it is far, even forget about that to disaccustom him to a daytime sleep. It is simply necessary for your kid for many reasons:
Prödl of everything, for health. The daytime sleep removes huge loading from a weak children's organism, eliminates muscular spasms, allows a brain to work more productively. Not less important reason - good behavior. The children who did not have a sleep in the afternoon by the evening become irritable, nervous and whining, not capable to focus on one business. At them the appetite vanishes. And, at last, day rest - guarantee of good night sleep. The child who got enough sleep in the afternoon will quietly behave up to nightfall. As a result it will have an equal and quiet dream.
And here the child grew up …
If the 5-6-year-old child sleeps much in the afternoon, he can be disaccustomed to a dream, using a method "by contradiction". That is if you refused outdoor games with the child earlier – begin to involve him in them in every possible way. Instead of reading children's books and telling of fairy tales – include animated films. For example, the cartoon popular today "Masha and a bear" will definitely not allow your kid to fall asleep. If you turned on the quiet music earlier and just lay near with the child – include cheerful and dance with him a little. And you will have a good time, and it surely will be pleasant to him. Still it is possible to go for a walk instead of a dream with the child, to descend with it to somebody on a visit, and it will be good if there are children of one with it age. Remember that daily making of similar manipulations will allow your child to be disaccustomed to a daytime sleep gradually. What to do if the child all the same falls asleep? Let the kid sleep peacefully, do not disturb him. Only if he fell asleep not where it is necessary, can transfer still him to a bed (or a sofa) and to cover with a blanket. Remember that pediatricians on a question whether the child needs to sleep in the afternoon, practically always answer in the affirmative. And it is absolutely unimportant how many at the same time to it will be years – 1, 5, 10, 15, 17, or he will become an adult at all. The daytime sleep is useful to all.