Consultation for parents: “How to prepare a child for sleep in a kindergarten?”
Municipal budgetary preschool educational institution kindergarten "Solnyshko" Smolensky district, Smolensk region
CONSULTATION FOR PARENTS
“How to prepare a child for sleep in a kindergarten?”
Prepared
Teacher of the first qualification category
Timofeeva Lyudmila Petrovna
2021
How many hours does a preschool child need to sleep?
There is no definite answer; it all depends on the individual child - his temperament, state of health and characteristics of the day.
One of the most important factors in the harmonious development of a child is daytime sleep. Research results showed that children aged 3-4 years who were not put to bed during the day showed higher levels of hyperactivity, anxiety and depression than children who continued to sleep 1-2 hours daily at lunchtime. Scientists have come to the conclusion that daytime sleep not only perfectly replaces possible shortcomings of night sleep, but is also important in itself as a respite for the body of an energetic child. A nap is a wonderful opportunity to recuperate and spend the rest of the day in a good mood.
For children of early and preschool age, physiologically adequate sleep is the basis for good health and proper development.
The need for sleep is largely related to environmental conditions with the functional state of the body and depends on many other factors.
The child’s nervous system is not yet sufficiently formed, it does not have great endurance and is subject to relatively rapid exhaustion. Frequent lack of sleep, which is determined not only by insufficient duration of sleep, but also by poor quality of sleep, when it is restless and often interrupted, has a particularly adverse effect on her condition and the condition of the body as a whole.
Long-term lack of sleep is often the cause of neurotic conditions, characterized by the appearance of irritability, tearfulness, and weakening of memory in a child. In some cases, children become excited and pugnacious, in others, on the contrary, lethargic and indifferent to their surroundings. Neurotic conditions can also be accompanied by headaches, decreased appetite, and the body's resistance to diseases, since insufficient sleep negatively affects the state of all physiological systems and functions of the body that are closely related to the regulatory activity of the nervous system.
Children of preschool age should sleep at least 11-12 hours a day. Daytime sleep, depending on age, lasts up to 2-2.5 hours. It is mandatory, since the child’s nervous system quickly reacts to external stimuli, is relatively easily wounded and is less resilient than with the adult nervous system. That is why active continuous wakefulness of preschoolers is limited. If a child in kindergarten does not sleep, then we must find out the reason for this, talk with the parents, doctor or kindergarten nurse.
When creating conditions for a child to sleep well, you should remember that fresh air is the best “sleeping” and healing agent. Therefore, before going to bed, you should ventilate the room for 15-20 minutes.
Clothes for sleeping indoors should be loose, made from soft cotton fabrics. The most convenient for this purpose would be a long shirt or pajamas without pockets with a small number of buttons. During the hot season, children can sleep in only shorts designed specifically for sleeping. It is important to constantly ensure that children do not become hypothermic or overheated during sleep. The position in which a child sleeps significantly affects the quality of sleep. It is better if he falls asleep lying on his right side or on his back. In such body positions, the internal organs experience the least pressure from the body weight.
Going to bed is the most difficult and crucial moment in organizing sleep, which is of great importance for its normal course; It is necessary to kindly and at the same time persistently put the child to bed. This is the only way to quickly fall asleep. When organizing sleep, first of all, weakened children, children who fall asleep quickly, and those who behave calmly before bed are placed first. Children who are excitable and restless when falling asleep are put to bed last, in order to pay more attention to them (sit next to them, stroke them, etc.).
A calm environment will create an overall positive mood before bed, and a quiet bedroom will promote deep sleep. To create a positive attitude towards sleep in children, movements should be calm, soft, speech should be quiet and affectionate. Laying down and raising children is carried out in a calm environment.
You need to set the mood for sleep in advance: “We’ll be sleeping soon. Let's put away the toys. They are also tired and want to rest. Well done, Dashenka, I put the doll to sleep.” and so on.
Restless, prolonged falling asleep of a child directly affects the further course of the entire sleep, making it shallow and anxious. Therefore, it is so important that before bedtime children are in a state of moderate fatigue from previous activities, but are not overtired. The education and training program allocates constant time to sleep during the day, which helps the child develop a stable positive reflex for time and facilitates the process of falling asleep.
The child's daily need for sleep is satisfied mainly through night sleep, which, as a rule, takes place at home. Adults must understand the importance of night sleep and create the necessary conditions for its normal occurrence. We persistently explain to parents that it is necessary to put their children to bed in a timely manner and not to play noisy games that stimulate the nervous system just before bedtime.
Some tips for parents to prepare
babies to bed:
• Avoid noisy outdoor games several hours before bedtime;
• If possible, take a walk with the whole family near the house so that the body receives as much oxygen as possible;
• In the warm season, the window in the bedroom can be left open all night; in winter, it is enough to ventilate the room before going to bed;
• Create a calm, peaceful evening environment;
By following these simple tips, you will not have any difficulty allowing your child to enjoy a healthy, rewarding and enjoyable sleep.
Analysis of routine processes in the senior group in the first half of the day
CONCLUSIONS:
1. Analysis of regime processes.
The group has created all the conditions for the full implementation of regime processes. Reception of children is carried out in the dressing room, where there are lockers for the number of children, a sofa and benches for changing clothes, a mirror so that children can eliminate the mess in their appearance (the mirror is at the height of the children, securely fastened). Each child has a personal comb, spare clothes, and clothes for physical education in their locker.
The group has also created all the conditions for a child’s safe and comfortable pastime: equipment and toys are within reach of children, supplies for duty are in a certain place, children freely take them from there and put them back at the end of duty.
The washroom is equipped with everything necessary: there are several sinks, which does not create a crowd when washing hands; mirrors, towel hangers. Everything is freely accessible.
The group has enough cups for drinking, linen (it is changed in a timely manner, according to the schedule), tables, and chairs. In the group there is unity of requirements for children, the actions of the teacher are coordinated with the actions of the assistant teacher. The teacher conducts conversations with parents on the topic “Daily routine in kindergarten and at home”, gives advice to parents on how to bring the home routine closer to the kindergarten routine. Thus, the teacher achieves unity of requirements for the child.
The daily routine ensures that children's activities are meaningful; a favorable environment reigns in the group, there is no noise, no commotion, and children clearly fulfill the requirements of the routine.
The daily routine is of a certain nature, i.e. is subject to a number of rules that children adhere to: rules for using toys and things that determine the relationship between children and adults (for example, play together, do not take away toys, do not offend each other). The requirements arising from the regime are understandable to children; this disciplines children. It can be seen that the daily routine in the group meets the requirement of consistency: children carry out certain routine processes without whims and by a certain time they already feel the need to switch to a new routine segment. The daily routine in a group is appropriate, since all the requirements of the routine have a certain meaning, necessary and conditioned by the general goal and objectives of education.
2. Techniques for creating interest in regime processes.
During the first half of the day, the teacher uses a variety of techniques to create interest in routine processes. The main technique is gaming. The teacher also resorts to playful techniques when the child is not eating well. The teacher also uses artistic words with humor when it is necessary to draw the child’s attention to his mistake when washing and reading a fairy tale when putting the children to bed. All this undoubtedly creates children's interest in routine moments.
