How much the child should sleep?

In the first months of the life of the order of the day of the child directs the appetite. As soon as he wants to eat, immediately wakes up. And after, falling asleep again. The older he gets, the less sleep. Now the feeling of hunger is not the only reason for waking. The little man there is a lot of interest. And put him to sleep more difficult. But you must remember that the crumbs necessary.
Owl or a lark?
For you the whole problem to get up early, but a book you can read until late at night. So you're a hundred percent owl and do you know how hard to live and work in this mode. So you want to crumb went to bed early and get up. Then there was a morning person. Keep in mind, that the biological rhythm is laid in childhood. In your power to make a baby early risers. But do not try to forcibly put him to bed and Wake up at 6 : 00am. Better build his regime so that the baby, after playing for the day, in the evening instantly fell asleep. Then in the morning he would get up early.

Everything is Vice versa
The kid came from a world where there is no day and night. Therefore be not surprised, if crumb them confused. This happens also because of the fact that the babies ' brain works the same actively and during rest, and when he is awake. Surely you noticed that sometimes the sleeping child you can safely move to the bed, and sometimes he wakes up, even when you correct him a blanket. It depends on deep or surface phases of sleep. In newborns surface phase of the main. The kids are older it becomes in short: they sleep soundly, rarely Wake up and not confuse day and night. And adult prevails deep. Phase during the night alternate: 1.5 hours of deep sleep, 40 - 50 minutes surface. During our consciousness is not switched off completely, and we have dreams. But deep sleep passes without any dreams and perfectly restores strength.
Gradually, the child will begin to discern the time of day. Help him in this. Day filled with interesting activities: walks, play. In the evening sing him a song, put a number of favorite toy, turn on the night-light. Let it be the signal: the day ended, the night came.

Before sing a lullaby
The newborn to sleep quite quickly. But the two-year old often refuses to sleep. How can you close your eyes, when there are so many interesting?! Make it so, that little stomp to my crib with pleasure and fell asleep quickly. The day if he had all the time in the movement, then in the evening to offer occupation calmer. The incident, kid longer sleeps: spinning, capricious, crying. Look «Good night, kids!». Or paint pictures.

Walk
The fresh air of the baby sleep very well. The body is saturated with oxygen. Walk for a child older is active games with friends. Go on out! Baby will spend a lot of energy. In the evening you won't have time and the finish, as he falls asleep.

Mode
Gradually train the crumbs to the right of the daily routine. The baby after a year of particularly important to observe mode. If a child is long sleep during the day, the evening calm down did not immediately. And too short NAPs (or lack of it) can lead to the over stimulation of the nervous system.

Growing up in a dream
Children do not listen to the advice of pediatricians, and so they do not know how many hours to sleep. Each child its type, its needs. They are determined by the type of his temperament and many other factors. And all the same, depending on the age, crumbs need a certain number of hours for full-fledged rest. If he is sleeping very badly, constantly waking up, is restless, show him to a specialist.

0 - 2,5 months
In the day the baby can sleep from 17,5 to 19 hours. As a rule, he usually wakes up after 3 hours. But everyone has his own «будильничек». Your baby is sleeping long and hard? Don't Wake him, to feed. He feels his time. At first pipsqueak equally frequently wakes up at night and day. But nature takes its course, and already on the 2-th month of sleep a night becomes longer.
Day dream: 4 times for 1,5 - 2 hours.

2,5 - 5 months
In this age, he rests from 16.5 to 17 hours. Now she'll Wake up less frequently. Falls asleep he was about 22-23 hours, twice requires attention at night. And finally rises to 5 - 6 in the morning.
Day dream: 3 times for 1,5 - 2 hours.

5 - 9 months
From 15.5% to 16.5 hours - daily norm of sleep for the boy. The main dream he had last night. The baby is sleeping so soundly, that refuses to feeding.
Day dream, 2-3 times for 1,5 - 2 hours.

9 - 12 months
The child sleeps less of 14.5 to 15.5 hours a day. It is in this age is changing the attitude of the baby to sleep. Before to go to sleep, it was enough to eat. Now it is otherwise. Lying in bed, he leaves an interesting game. And someone like that? To little calmed down and fell asleep faster, sing him a song or read a fairy tale.
Day dream: 2 times. 2,5 and 2 hours.

12 - 18 months
Baby enough rest of 13.5 - 14.5 hours. The life he has become more saturated. He moves a lot, and therefore, more tired and falls asleep faster. The child may refuse to sleep in the evening. For example, wants to wait for the work with the Pope. Sometimes let him go later, because for the crumbs so important a good emotional state.
Day dream: 2 times. 2,5 - 2 and 2 - 1.5 hours.

18 months - 2 years
A child's dream is 12,5 - 13,5 hours. The Central nervous system becomes more durable, so he can stay awake longer.
Day dream: 1 time. 2,5 - 3 hours.

2 - 3 years
Night baby sleeps - 12 - 12,5 hours. It is in this age, he begins to see and understand dreams. Good or bad, depends on how the crumbs day. Nightmares in children is most often experiences events. Therefore, if a little one night began to cry, don't wait until it stops. Be sure to come and comfort.
Day dream: 1 time. 2 - 2.5 hours.

Do not let mistakes
1. Putting baby to sleep, try not to be nervous. Because of scarce great feeling your mood. Be kind and calm. Believe me, this will affect the child. Forget also about the method of «покричит and sleep». Not responding to weeping, and give you to understand the child, to it at you do not expect.
2. In the evening, prepare for everything that may be necessary crumbs night. Then you can give me a bottle or change a diaper on the first request of the baby.
3. Don't let the crumbs of sleeping pills. The weak can later cause problems with sleep. Better ask a doctor what herbal tea brew for the night.
4. Sleep in the same bed with the parents of the rehabilitated. Do not think that you разбалуешь baby, allowing her to lie down beside her. Crumbs so sleep well about the mother. Yes, and you rest much better.

5. Do not leave the baby of one of the houses, even if he is fast asleep. After all, he could Wake up at any moment and be afraid, not seeing you next.