Sleep is essential to human activities especially for children. Consider the needs of the child to sleep, because during sleep, infant brain growth reaches its peak. Not only that, muscle, skin, heart and vascular system, metabolism, and bone growth in his sleep. That's because children's body produces growth hormone three times more than when she awoke.
Referring to one study Sekartini et al in 2004-2005 in five major cities in Indonesia (Jakarta, Bandung, Medan, Palembang and Batam), Rini reveal, as much as 72.2 percent of parents think sleep problems in infants is not a problem or just a minor problem.
The same study also revealed that there were about 44 percent of infants who experience sleep disorders such as frequent waking at night and sleep deprivation. "The baby is said to experience sleep disturbance at night when less than 9 hours sleep, woke up more than 3 times and duration of awakening more than 1 hour. During the visible always fussy baby sleep, cry and difficult to fall asleep again," said Rini.
Sleep disturbance problems not only happen in Indonesia. Dr Rini presents the results of research in several countries, among others, in Beijing, China is said to sacrifice 23.5 age children 2-6 years old have sleep disorders. In Switzerland, there are 20 per cent of children aged 3 years woke up every night. Whereas in America, as much as 84 percent of children aged 1-3 years suffering from persistent sleep disturbance (difficult to sleep at night / waking at night).
However, if observed, the complaint was not taken seriously. Yet this disruption if not handled properly can disrupt the growth and development of children.
Normal sleep patterns
Sleep duration depends on your age, increasing the age a person needs to sleep on the wane. In infants and young children most of the time used for sleeping, being in the elderly the opposite happened.
Newborns typically sleep for 16-20 hours, divided into 4-5 periods. Infant sleep patterns are irregular, this can be caused by many factors. But gradually will be shifted so that more time sleeping at night compared to daytime.
Here is a long period of sleep needed by children.
* Age 1-4 months: 14 and a half - 15 and a half hours per day
* Age 4-12 months: 14 - 15 hours per day
* Age 1-3 years: 12 - 14 hours per day
* Age 3-6 years: 10 three-quarters - 12 hours per day
* Age 7-12 years: 10 - 11 hours per day
* Age 12-18 years: 8 one-fourth - 9 and a half hours per day
source:info-sehat.com
