If you watched symptoms of sleepwalking at least once, probably will remember for a lifetime. After an hour and a half after falling asleep, the child sits on the bed, then gets up, gets dressed, walks around the room. Possible options. For example, he plays with a favorite Teddy bear, takes out a pencil and starts drawing... Eyes open, eyes glazed and focused. Wake up son or daughter shout, or otherwise result in a sense is usually not possible. Yes this must not be done!
Sometimes children hear addressed to them a speech, and even respond to questions in monosyllables, pronounce certain words. Usually 20 minutes later (to a maximum of an hour later) the child is placed in the bed or that are less falls asleep somewhere in another place, for example, on the sofa in the living room. By the morning of the night "adventures" are only vague memories, and often the child did not remember them.
Children of the moon
The somnambulism, in fact, not a disease, and so-called borderline neuropsychic disorder. The dream of a lunatic not deep enough, so that the braking covered motor areas of the brain, and on special devices when this occurs, the reactive alpha rhythm, characteristic of patients who fell into a hypnotic trance.
The reason for walks in a dream can become excess impressions or reactions to punishment, as well as childhood resentment, strife, fears, sometimes seeming adults trifling. A particularly high probability of somnambulism, if the "grain" fall on fertile ground - weakened nervous system. Erode its unfavorable heredity, the effects of a concussion. Risk factors also include frequent colds, childhood infections, and chronic diseases, including banal tonsillitis, sinusitis not in the best of enlarged adenoids. And in some cases mnogodenek declares itself epilepsy. Therefore, this child needs EEG (electroencephalography) and other studies. They appoint a pediatrician and a pediatric neurologist.
Preschooler: correct the problem
Children under 6 years of Segodnia, as a rule, does not happen. But in this age it is possible to notice the signs, from which extends the thread to somnambulism.
In the first years of life children are sometimes hard twirl your head during sleep or beat it against the pillow. American scientists believe that the reason is emotionally cold attitude of the mother to the child. Longer play with them during the day, wear on the hands, hug before going to sleep, sing a lullaby. And generally try to give your son or daughter more attention:
- If a child starts before falling asleep or during sleep tossing and turning at night, so sleeping deeply. Let him soothing homeopathic remedies, brew motherwort or Valerian root.
The child pronounces certain words or talks in his sleep? Most often the reason the Overdrive of late went to bed, got too many bright impressions per day, was a little alarmed. Try hot on the trail to find the source of the problem and fix it.
- Many doctors believe the form of child somnambulism so-called actaly (from the Latin "jactatio" - "swing") - stereotyped rhythmic movements made during sleep. For example, lying on his back with his eyes closed child swinging from side to side. Do not attempt to forcibly hold him: amplitude of movements will only increase!
- Sometimes the baby in the dream turned over on his stomach, gets on all fours and with the power to sway back and forth, as if the movement of the Shuttle. This disorder is typical for children 3-5 years old, hard to recover from acute infections or chronic internal diseases.
In some cases (mainly for boys) is the phenomenon of "folding". The child in the dream slowly sits up in bed, leaning forward, and then again falls. The speed and magnitude of movements gradually increase. Such manifestations indicates neurotic personality development. How to respond to that?
Do not be afraid and not to suspect the child has a severe nervous disease. However, you may need constant supervision of a specialist.
6-7 years: age risk
At the beginning of school life, the danger of symptoms of sleepwalking high. First class - strength test, even for a healthy and emotionally balanced child. Getting used to the discipline and the new rhythm of life, a powerful information load, expansion of contacts with peers...
All this requires a voltage of the nervous system and can lead to breakdowns in promoting walking in his sleep. Perhaps the doctor will prescribe drug therapy. How soon will affect the recommended medications, largely depends on the parents. It takes a lot of time, attention, effort and patience to create a "healing" environment.
- 2-3 hours before bedtime, take a walk with your child for at least an hour, and when I come home, don't let him sit in front of the TV, or kill time playing computer games. It is better to read a story or listen to quiet music.
- Feed meal for 1, 5-2 hours before bedtime and not later! The food should be low-fat, no meat in its pure form, spicy seasonings, excess salt and stimulating drinks such as cocoa.
Perfect - Burger or sausage with a side dish and a glass of juice or tea with milk. In the remaining time until the installation time, it is advisable to drink no more, until just before bedtime give a third of a Cup of warm milk with a teaspoon of honey.
- Before going to sleep, do not scold or punish your child, do not report anything exciting. Make sure that he went to bed at the same time. But if the daughter-needlewoman feverishly making dress doll or son completes a tower made of LEGO blocks, do not interrupt these classes peremptory: "Time to sleep! " Otherwise there is a risk that he will continue suddenly interrupted case in the somnambulistic state.
- Develop a certain ritual of bedtime. Tell us a quiet tale, let it burn nightlight or close a door.
Source:
The health of the schoolchild
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