Used to read supposedly scientific studies that point to children's sleep problems read to Rosa Jové It is always a breath of fresh air. On the page, which we have already talked about, High Demand Babies, they have interviewed her with clarifying results.
Some of the data he gives I think are very useful for parents who were considering whether their child has a problem and even resort, therefore, to certain behavioral methods that clash with the very nature of childhood sleep.
For example, regarding awakeningsHe explains that "54% of two-year-old children still wake up at night. Between 8 and 12 awakenings in 20-month-old children can all become normal and not pose any problems. It is also true that before a child that he wakes up, the first thing to do is a good diagnosis and rule out alterations, such as apnea, that made him wake up. "
Another very important issue is the tables of supposed standardized sleep needs, and exposes that: "Well, the same thing happens in children, children's sleep tables reflect an average, so between one baby and another there may be up to three or four hours apart, just like adults. There are those who six hours of sleep a day is enough and for whom eight are too short. But this is something inherent to the human being. The amount of sleep we need is specific to each one. " It seems enormously logical.
Finally, and not without strongly recommending reading the full interview, remember that "A child who is allowed to eat when he wants will not starve, the same when a child is allowed to sleep when he wants will not die of sleep. "
Always, when parents report sleep problems, before using any method or worry, I invite them to read Rosa Jové. He is a psychologist and child sleep specialist. And he knows about these things a lot and explains them in a reassuring and human way.
