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Unit 2 (3.3. D4)
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3.3 D4 Explain the sleep needs of:
- A baby aged 6 weeks
- A baby aged 7 months
- A toddler aged 15 months
- A child aged 2 and a half years
- A child aged 4-5 years
- A child aged 6-7 years
The importance of Rest and sleep......
Sleep and rest are vital to children’s health and well-being. Sleep is needed for healthy brain function and growth, and to enable the body’s cells to repair themselves. It is also needed to regulate the hormones that are responsible for growth and even appetite. Sleep and rest are needed for other reasons, as you will now see.
- Concentration – brain function is helped or hindered by sleep. When children are tired they find it harder to concentrate.
- Memory/learning – during sleep, the brain reviews the day’s events and this seems to be important in terms of putting down memories. Children who are not sleeping sufficiently are likely to find it harder to learn because they will not remember as much.
- The immune system – sleep plays a part in supporting the immune system. During sleep the body repairs cells and fights infection. Children who are not sleeping sufficiently are more likely to have colds and other infections.
- Controlling emotions and impulses – young children tend to be impulsive and emotionally labile. A lack of sleep exaggerates this and so children who are not sleeping sufficiently are more likely to show impulsive behaviour. Linked to this is sleep’s ability to provide children with a sense of well-being
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Although children vary in how much sleep they need, there are some useful guidelines.
Below are the approximate hours of sleep needed by children of different ages, as recommended by the Millpond Children's Sleep Clinic.
1 week daytime: 8 hours night-time: 8 hours 30 minutes
4 weeks daytime: 6 to 7 hours night-time: 8 to 9 hours
3 months daytime: 4 to 5 hours night-time: 10 to 11 hours
6 months daytime: 3 hours night-time: 11 hours
9 months daytime: 2 hours 30 minutes night-time: 11 hours
12 months daytime: 2 hours 30 minutes night-time: 11 hours
2 years daytime: 1 hour 30 minutes night-time: 11 hours 30 minutes
3 years daytime: 0 to 45 minutes night-time: 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours
4 years night-time: 11 hours 30 minutes
5 years night-time: 11 hours
6 years night-time: 10 hours 45 minutes
7 years night-time: 10 hours 30 minutes
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Signs that a child is tired
Babies and children will show you when they are tired. Look out for the following signs:
- irritable behaviour, having tantrums or becoming why and uncooperative
- crying for no clear reason
- a lack of concentration
- dark rings around
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Helping children to sleep
You can only fall asleep when your body relaxes and feels safe. This means that children who are tired may find it hard to sleep in an environment that is noisy or unfamiliar. You can help babies and children to sleep by providing them with familiar objects such as their own sheet or cuddly toy, and by making sure that the
environment feels calm
3.3 D4 Explain safety precautions which minimise the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
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Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
If you are responsible for putting babies down to sleep, you should follow the latest
guidelines to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (also known as cot death or SIDS).
At the time of writing, these guidelines include preventing the baby from overheating
by making sure the room is cool and not using cot duvets or bumpers. You should also
place babies on their backs with their feet touching the end of the cot. This is known
as ‘feet to foot’. It is important to know that smoking plays a part in cot deaths. You
should not handle a baby for 20 minutes after you have last smoked because the baby
will breathe in your exhaled air, which will be low in oxygen