Children’s sleep schedule goes viral, does your child sleep at the “right” time?

A picture of a children\’s sleep schedule shared by an American elementary school teacher went viral on the Internet. As soon as I saw it, I became anxious. Ogawa hardly goes to bed so early. Is the problem serious? Need to study it carefully. Sleeping and waking up schedules for children of different ages. An elementary school teacher in the United States shared a children\’s sleeping schedule on the Internet, listing in detail the corresponding times for children aged 5-12 to go to bed and wake up. It suddenly went viral. Network analysis Hundreds of thousands of times. Yes, it is the table below. The logic of the table is not complicated: if children of different ages wake up at a certain time, then they must also go to bed at a corresponding time. For example: if a 5-year-old child gets up at 7 a.m., he should go to bed at 7:30 p.m. However, parents who have seen this table usually forward it and question: \”What! Sleeping so much? Going to bed so early?” “Is there no way to get the child to sleep at this point!” “It’s good in theory, but in practice it’s a piece of rubbish!” This was the first time I saw this Biao also had similar doubts. How could it be possible? In the past year, Ogawa has fallen asleep only a handful of times before 9 o\’clock. The only few times he did it were all because of his extraordinary physical exertion during the day, and he was so tired that he rocked to sleep in the car. However, we have to admit that the bedtime and wake-up schedule suggested by this American elementary school teacher is scientific. It is consistent with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine sleep guidelines for optimal and healthy sleep times (per 24 hours) for children aged 0-18 years. Infants 4-12 months: 12-16 hours of sleep (including daytime naps) Children 1-3 years old: 11-14 hours (including daytime naps) Children 3-5 years old: 10-13 hours (including daytime naps) Children aged 6-12 years: 9-12 hours Teenagers aged 13-18 years: 8-10 hours But if our children don’t sleep for this long, do they really lack sleep? A more flexible way to determine \”enough sleep\” is really not necessarily possible. According to the analysis of the American Academy of Pediatrics, each child has different genes, personality, family environment and other factors. Some sleep more and some sleep less, which is very normal. It also provides a more flexible way to determine if your child is getting enough or sleeping. At the end of the day (at night), pay attention to the child\’s mood and behavior. If he is still gentle and friendly, highly cooperative, independent and non-clingy, and energetic, it means he has adequate sleep and is of high quality. But if he is frequently irritable, whiny, easily angry, or has a bad temper, he may be suffering from mild or even chronic sleep deprivation. When a child appears in the latter situation, it actually reminds us that he should go to bed early because he sleeps a little less. You must not go to bed late because the body needs to rest at night. Although there is no need for every child to go to bed before 7 or 8 o\’clock, it is definitely not good to go to bed too late. The American Academy of Pediatrics also said that compared with the length of sleep, when children go to bed, that is, the time of sleep may be more important, and they must not go to bed too late. If you look at what happens to our bodies when we go to bed at night, we will understand why we can’t let our children sleep late.Therefore, no matter what, you must let your children go to bed before 10 o\’clock, and of course before 9 o\’clock is better (adjust according to age). Eliminate any \”light\” interference and ensure your child\’s perfect sleep. In order for your child to sleep soundly and well, a suitable environment is a must. One of them requires special attention – to eliminate any light interference. Because there is a hormone used to monitor the sleep-wake cycle, melatonin, which is only produced at night when there is no light. With it, we need to sleep shorter, sleep better, and wake up in a happier mood. Therefore, when sleeping, be sure to eliminate all light interference: tighten the curtains; turn off all ceiling lights, wall lamps, and table lamps in the room; turn off the TV; turn off the computer; turn off the light display on the digital clock. There are also some sleep tips that are recommended for children to try before going to bed: take a hot bath before going to bed; drink a cup of hot milk; massage; and a small soothing toy. After writing about sleep so many times, I suddenly felt so sleepy. In fact, the one who should sleep more is mom, okay!